Word: grip
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...seen it to be the first practical stroke Yale has ever adopted. The old hang at the end of the stroke is abolished, and several crooked little points are also done away with. In the new stroke, the reach is shorter than heretofore, to insure a strong and steady grip of the water, and to save the additional exertion formerly used in putting the blade back. In feathering, the blade will be horizontal instead of at an angle of forty-five degrees. As soon as the blade is far enough back, the head is thrown back, and the catch...
...exchange editor of the Niagara Index has got a new supply of eagle plumes, put on fresh war-paint, taken a firm grip of his tomahawk, and once more is on the war-path. He begins by slaughtering the University Press. A mild suggestion follows, that the editor of the OEst. us should be placed in an insane asylum. Then comes a long lesson in spelling, as an unlucky exchange has spelt. "Niagara" "Niagra." And the exchanges end with a biting piece of satire on the Dartmouth, and a hint that its poetical editor, and, indeed, most college poets...
...This is Shakespeare. There will be a course in his works open to you later on, where you will have the advantage of hearing him interpreted by Irishmen, Spaniards, an occasional Chinaman, and gentlemen from Baltimore.) The other course open to you is to give your tormentor the grip of one of the Greek-letter societies, to which you doubtless already belong...
...soldier on guard had failed to warn us of his approach, and all was lost. Confusion reigned; the Gargoyles started on a run for Memorial, the Pumps stood helplessly trembling and shedding tears, the Bulletin Board nimbly crawled under the benches, and the Bell, half strangled by the grip of Jones, filled the air with the most shocking profanity. Terror-stricken, I took to my heels, and never stopped until safe in my room...
...third bout of the light-weight wrestling was no more successful than the second, both men acting strictly on the defensive. After eight minutes spent with no result, the contestants were allowed to take the over-the-shoulder and round-the-waist grip, for the two remaining minutes. After some severe struggles, this resulted in a draw. The final bout was then deferred, because of the late hour, to the following Saturday...