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Word: giddap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
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...spectator suggested to his Negro jockey, I. Wren that he mount Ortlieb, hurry in to win the $100 third prize. I. Wren tried five times to make Ortlieb jump the last fence, finally got him to "creep" over it by walking him up to the jump and shouting "giddap." He then rode in, ten minutes behind Eiderbard, while the crowd cheered and the band played "The Jolly Blacksmith." The judges decreed that the time limit for the race was over, that no horse had finished third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Sep. 7, 1931 | 9/7/1931 | See Source »

...time so I am told He ran away with Grandpa Cole, He smashed the buggy on the pole, But that was long ago. Now the tired old horse is happy in his way, For he dreams he still can hear his master say, "Turn tid-di-ly um bum, Giddap!" Composer Woodin has six grandchildren for whom he has built a playroom on the top floor of his Manhattan penthouse. He tries out his children's songs on them, finds them frank critics. Concerning his grown-up music and its performance, Composer Woodin is modest, hopes people will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Turn Tiddily Tycoon | 1/26/1931 | See Source »

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