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Word: kneeing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...evening wears on he gathers a little selfesteem; his gestures open out; he falls on a knee and thumps the stage; his hairdo collapses; he begins to get his teeth almost literally into his material, worrying the lyrics like a terrier with an old boot, biting off the sugary phrases as if they were sticks of seaside rock. In an atmosphere of rising hysteria, the screams mount, the band blasts. Those who would like to leave dare not, for fear of lynching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Humility at the Hip | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

Further demoralization of the Yale line came when tackle Tim Jones wrenched a knee. Whether Jones and quarterback Dick Winterbauer, out with a virus infection, will face the Crimson line Saturday will not be determined until the middle of this week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kelley Says Elis Have Better Line | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

...Gallienne, Elsa Lanchester, Martyn Green and Gilliam Barber. On one hour of ABC's Mickey Mouse Club last week, moppets saw a succession of wild hares, lemurs, hamsters, pythons, lions, leopards, pumas and sharks. At the same moment, NBC's rival Pinky Lee Show was knee-deep in lions. Lassie and Rin Tin Tin are dedicated to proving that a dog is a boy's best friend. CBS's Champion is about Gene Autry's horse, rather than Gene Autry. The newest kid show, Captain Kangaroo, is crowded with baby chicks, baby squirrels, lambkins, goats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Week in Review | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

...particularly foul humor or madly in love with some Yale student. Anyway, as one girl said, the average Cliffdweller is basically much too lazy to pack up and take off for a whole weekend. The so-called unfeminine aspects of Radcliffe girls--green book bags and Knee socks, for instance--are actually a defense mechanism against the strain of looking beautiful all the time for the Harvardman. Since both the Cambridge citizenry and the 'Cliffe administration frown on Bermuda shorts in class, girls achieve the same effect by neglecting to comb their haid or to put on lipstick. Actually this...

Author: By Andrew W. Bingham and Patricia J. Maslon, S | Title: One-Sided Geniuses or Glorified Girl Scouts? | 11/5/1955 | See Source »

Although Charley Caldwell can well claim injuries with Flippin not expected to see much action at tailback, and guard Bob Aldrich out with an injured knee. Jordan this week suffered two severe losses in the line which may just about ruin an already thin front wall...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Princeton Eleven Favored to Defeat Crimson In 48th Renewal of Big Three Series Today | 11/5/1955 | See Source »

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