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Word: hobnail (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...democracy. He was elected to Parliament as one of the ten "cultural representatives" provided for in the new constitution. Says he, with scientific understatement: "After two years I became disappointed and left my country." He delights in showing in pantomime the differences between Nazi and Communist techniques-the clomping, hobnail boot approach of the Nazis, the sly sneakup of the Communists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Muscle Man | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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