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Word: legging (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Listening Post. In Washington, William O'Brien sued for divorce, complained that when his wife felt like nagging she hid his peg leg to keep him from walking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 8, 1947 | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

...Amoy. Flying in loose formation, they worked out a bit of dialogue to pass the time on their long hops. Cliff: "We're lost, but we're making good time." George: "We're broke, but we're having a lotta fun." On their most hazardous leg, 1,600 miles over open water between Japan and Shemya (near Attu), they got an escort of Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORT: Flivver Flight | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

...free world is now in the desperate position of a man who has gangrene in both legs-in Western Europe and in Asia. As a doctor, our Government is telling the world we have a very good cure for gangrene but we will apply it to one leg only while the gangrene in the other leg destroys the patient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: We Are Bankrupt | 12/1/1947 | See Source »

...Dick Harlow said after the last Yale game, "I'm afraid a lot of kids wouldn't have gotten their letters." Injured men patently cannot play in a game, Yale or otherwise, and there have been cases in the past where a man got an early season broken leg instead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Letter Day | 11/29/1947 | See Source »

Kenny was married in August and now occupies the former home of Vince Moravec in Boston. Moravec moved closer to the Square in October to convalesce after his leg operation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: O'Donnell Leads '48 Football Team | 11/26/1947 | See Source »

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