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Word: hosed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...talked for a while about the war, and then he turned down the garden hose and laid it in a trough he had made around a lemon tree...

Author: By Richard E. Hyland, | Title: Learning From the Vietnamese | 9/24/1970 | See Source »

...serves 27 purposes, from measuring the gap between electrodes on a spark plug to stripping wire and turning regular and Phillips screws. Not to be outdone, G.M. suggests that, with its illustrated and simplified manual, the Vega owner will need only a few tools: wrench, screwdriver, coat hanger, garden hose and-to replace transmission and rear-axle fluids-a turkey baster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: A Fix-It- Yourself Approach | 8/17/1970 | See Source »

...have inconvenienced passengers aboard the jumbo plane. Pilots have had to cope with sticky controls, inadequately lubricated engine instruments and an anti-icing valve that stuck. A forced evacuation of one plane, because of an engine fire, turned up a flaw in the emergency chute: it peels the panty hose right off women in miniskirts. In addition, the giant Pratt & Whitney engines have been particularly troublesome. The latest difficulty involves bolts that occasionally loosen in flight and permit a small metal plate to fly through the engine, forcing a shutdown. Now when a 747 touches down for a landing, mechanics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aviation: Jumbo Beats the Gremlins | 7/13/1970 | See Source »

coiled garden hose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene: The Rattlesnakes of Pinole | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

...talked for a while about the war, and then he turned down the garden hose and laid it in a trough he had made around a lemon tree...

Author: By Richard E. Hyland, | Title: Learning From the Vietnamese | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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