Word: infest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will be given to our athletes by the erection of a fence, is answered by mentioning the fact that the purpose of the fence is not to make money - although it might incidentally increase the amount of gate receipts - but rather to keep out the hordes of "muckers" who infest the outskirts of the field and make themselves disagreeable by the hoots and cries, and who at the end of every game rush on to the field in a body, cutting it up seriously and doing more damage in one day than would otherwise be done in weeks...
...wish again to call attention to the numerous pedlers who infest the buildings. It seems almost impossible to avert this evil. In spite of the notices posted in the entries scarcely a day passes during which we are not troubled by some suspicious-looking persons assailing us with petitions containing a long account of their afflicted families, and demand aid. We hope the janitors will exert themselves to stop this nuisance...
...quiet room infest...