Word: legging
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tried to keep up with the peace setter," he declared last night, "but I pulled a leg muscle in Framingham, and, naturally, slowed up going through Wellesley...
...Certain provocative postures accentuate still more the indecency . . . especially ... a certain posture (pardon the comparison!) which brings to mind a posture that dogs often use. These ladies seem to think it impossible to skate gracefully without lifting a leg as high as possible . . . and facing the audience...
Michael's father-in-law-to-be, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, fell down stairs in Copenhagen and broke his leg...
...booth after booth, shapely models were mechanically whacked, pounded and rolled about. Among the exhibits: a coin-operated (50?), bedlike "Massage-O-Mat" for pummeling the body; a "Mac-Levy Leg Massager" for streamlining legs and thighs; chairs called "Gyro-Lators," with vibrating cushions and foot rests to slim down hips and titillate the soles of the feet. The beauticians had a deep interest in the new machines. They needed some tasty bait to get back the business they had lost through a revolution in the trade...
Only bright spot of the afternoon was the return of Len Lunder, batting champion of last year and a right fielder, who was operated on for an infected leg during the Spring vacation. Wearing a special pad, fashioned by James Farrell, Lunder was able to run, but will not be able to play until the end of the week...