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Word: friesian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Stud Poker. Hill intends to fight such adversity with diversity. He has branched into a blouse manufacturing firm, and a fortnight ago joined other millionaires, including Industrialist Charles Clore, in something of a stud poker game: they are starting a cattle-breeding service with a number of Friesian bulls. But despite the fact that gambling built his own fortune of $30 million, Hill has not placed a bet for nearly ten years. He figures that he would not get a kick out of it if he won, and would be very annoyed if he lost. He has even become slightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Business: Betting with Bill | 11/15/1963 | See Source »

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