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Word: killdeer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

James Barrie said of James's smile: "It brought one down like Leatherstocking's Killdeer ... it was a part of him chuckling at the other parts of him." But James was always getting into trouble with his cumbersome shyness. Once in Europe at a table d'hôte, he ordered a bottle of wine in order to get up nerve enough to talk to the lady beside him, then spilled it on her. She forgave him, and he ordered another bottle-and spilled that one on her also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: What Henry James Went Through | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

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