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Word: kneed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...think Germany is to be frightened to weak-kneed terror by some bugaboo of a submarine destroyer? Do we think she will yield to old-womanish fears, and flee in terror from Belgium, when she hears that America is about to set forth to wither her enemies? If words could move Germany, our words would have done so. Words cannot move Germany. She has not a fear of our prowess equal to our confidence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WISHING RING | 5/28/1917 | See Source »

...afternoon and evening. It became evident that more than 40 members would vote "no" at the last roll call. Probably the greatest surprise of the evening was the shift of Congressman C. Kitchin, of North Carolina, to the side of the pacifists and with him went many weak-kneed followers. At the close of his protesting speech, however, Mr. Kitchin admitted that the measure he opposed would undoubtedly pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WAR | 4/6/1917 | See Source »

...enters the Harvard Union for American Neutrality with its great hope. Will the CRIMSON countenance such weak-kneed pusillanimity? No indeed! The CRIMSON has declared war, and war it shall be! "We are in complete ac- cord with the belief that all international questions ought to be decided through diplomatic channels and by reference to arbitration courts and boards of inquiry. But the actual situation has passed beyond the control of such remedies." (February...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 2/24/1917 | See Source »

...usual large and proficient band will represent the CRIMSON, with S. S. Hall as premier pill-heaver. The Bow Street Gang, on the other hand, is a surprisingly weak-kneed lot, and little is expected of them. "Special Delivery" Wentworth will issue free passes and round-trip tickets from the twirler's mound, "Hank Gowdy" Smith completing the battery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPEEDY DEATH FOR FUNNY MEN | 5/18/1915 | See Source »

...Class dinners, it is true, have not been spotless, and perhaps are not yet so. But the morale of such functions is constantly improving, and there is no reason to fear that this year will mark a relapse into the orgies of a decade ago. The man so weak-kneed that he cannot refrain from undue excesses is more frowned on and less popular than he used to be. Whether in the face of constant improvement strict prohibition is advisable, is an open question. The earnestness of those who are condemning beer, however, and their apparent numerical strength, recommends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BEER QUESTION. | 1/21/1915 | See Source »

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