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Word: flexion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...Apes' preoccupations is revealed in the opening scene, where, outside Lady Fredigonde Follett's London mansion, "the policeman could be observed at his usual occupation known as Oh-dear-Mabel!, which consists in a repeated readjustment of the stiff melton trouser-fork, by a simultaneous flexion of both legs.'' What "Oh-dear-Mabel!" is for the policeman, the Artistic Life is for the Apes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Homo Sappy ens | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

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