Word: jawed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...okapi is about the size of a large stag, but hornless. Its head tapers to a point, its lips are soft and flexible, which indicates that it feeds upon foliage. In its upper jaw it has no teeth. Its tail resembles that of an ass. The coloring of the okapi is remarkable; cheeks and jaws are yellowish-white; forehead and muzzle chestnut red; large, ass-like ears red fringed with black. The neck, shoulders, barrel and back vary from sepia and black to deep red; the belly is blackish; the tail bright red with a black tuft. The hind quarters...
...that as it may, Sandoval and Christian had a quarrel about it. Christian aimed one at his jaw, Sandoval fell off the balcony and obligingly killed himself. He was drunk at the time, he was a scoundrel anyway, so it doubtless did not matter much...
...first round the flyweight drew blood from the lip of the blond. Each succeeding round Pancho opened up the cut with a clump or a clout and the blood spurted down the Buddy jaw. Each time Bud came back for more punishment, the human flea bit him. But he remained thoroughly game...
...sleek white head and formidable jaw...
...more and more potent while the giant Senegambian "appeared to be tiring from his own efforts." Counting those who graced telephone and telegraph poles that over looked the arena, 20,000 persons saw the encounter. Madden absorbed ter rific punishment at close quarters - he was soundly whacked on eye, jaw, crown, ribs and solar plexus. But he "stuck" - to the end. Loud and long were the cheers for both. Dundee vs. Vicentini. Johnny Dundee (ancient Italian) patted Luis Vicentini (Chilean, lightweight champion of South America) with a choice assortment of "educated" slaps in a twelve-round match at Madison Square...