Word: knee
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nowe is al Reasoun disperplyd, for lo! ther rideth out of the Weste upon usse Sir Alaine the Ladd, whych is siccar the most onnatural knight that ever was my doole to see. Ho! Ho! For hee kann not gat his legs arounde a propre Hors, beeing knocken knee. Therfor muste an other ryde into battail in his stead, whiles hee sits pyght and pritty on a woodan tubbe ycovred in hors hyde, and doth preetende to make the onslaught-slishe! slashe!-a-straking o' the air on's Sworde, and a-brasting of's cheekes...
...marriage between Consuelo Vanderbilt and the young Duke of Marlborough. For its readers, Vogue carefully described the Vanderbilt trousseau: "The markings consist of the name 'Consuelo' embroidered on the nightgowns, chemises and corset covers on the left side, while on the drawers it adorns the left knee." For the new rich there was advice on etiquette. Sample: "A word about the treatment of servants. One should always be kind to them. I always make it a point to be scrupulously civil to inferiors. I frequently stop in the street to pat a vagrant dog on the head...
...freshman team stretched its unbroken streak to five games by overwhelming Tufts, 9-0, yesterday. Jaime Gutierrez and Ken McIntosh each scored three goals. Shad Tubman, however, the squad's leading scorer, injured his knee and will definitely be unable to play Saturday against a perennially strong Andover team...
...takeoff, the Bishop crossed himself . . . The editor observed the Bishop's supplication with satisfaction, considering that the plea for the safety of the ship's company was in uncommonly eloquent and influential hands . . . Airborne, Sheen deftly ripped off his collar and laid it upon his knee . . . We asked him how his tennis game was going . . . Sheen said, 'I have found that if I play tennis before going on the air, it lowers my voice at least two registers. I think that's because the exercise expands the lungs...
Reserve tailback Jim Tulenko, brother of former Crimson star John Tulenko, wrenched his knee in an early scrimmage with the varsity and may be out for the rest of the season...