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Word: jeacock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hairy fly-no doubt attracted by the offal inside. There is Mrs. Macklin, a black widow in sweaty corsets, who works days as caretaker of a dreary British office and prowls the night looking for someone to take care of her; Mr. Gender, an amorous Prufrock with boils; Miss Jeacock, a withered office virgin who lures a young clerk to the ladies' room and ecstatically dies of a surfeit. The clerk flees the jakes in horror but is blackmailed by Mrs. Macklin, who wants him for herself. But he cannot face the supreme sacrifice she demands and winds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Current & Various: may 7, 1965 | 5/7/1965 | See Source »

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