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Word: jackrabbited (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Duck-billed Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, has emitted some strange noises, but his latest squawk made U.S. motorists really jump. Secretary Ickes, now U.S. Oil Tsar, threatened the arrest of "jackrabbit" starters who needlessly burn up gas for the sake of fast getaways, car owners who fail to keep their old "oil-burner" crates tuned up to efficient combustion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Fits and Starts | 7/14/1941 | See Source »

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