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Word: hillocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dawn, condescend to call him a "regular guy." To seasoned sportswriters, he is a nice kid with a flair for sportsmanship and a sincere desire to give the public what it wants. At Pimlico he introduced the unprecedented policy of a stake race every day, removed the famed infield hillock that obstructed the spectators' view, and inaugurated the Pimlico Special to determine the Horse of the Year. Last week Turfman Vanderbilt's main problem was: how to make elegant Belmont popular with inelegant New York racing fans (potentially increased for 1940 because of the recent legalization of pari...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Deal | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Some weeks ago the Nazi High Command sent, as a handsome present to The Netherlands High Command, 1,500 copies of the official military map of Germany, showing every creek and hillock, every canal and road and bridge. Couple of days later the Nazi High Command hinted delicately to The Netherlands High Command that it would be jolly if this compliment were returned in kind. The Dutch ignored the suggestion. The problem of defending their little country against a German juggernaut is bad enough without showing the drivers precisely where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: General Dike | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

...Meaning: boss, hillock, glen, plain, housewife, small river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Voortrekkers | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

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