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Word: liftin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even slips a wedding ring on her finger, by way of keeping the territorial priest happy. With the help of native labor, a rich tobacco crop springs from the land, and Actress Greco gets noticeably productive herself. But the natives go off on a binge instead of liftin' that bale, and she loses the child while a crocodile looks on gloomily. Why should a stillbirth transfix a crocodile? It must have been the bright lamplight, reasons Todd, and with this invaluable clue, he soon bags himself enough crocodile skins to keep the handbag industry going for a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Sep. 22, 1958 | 9/22/1958 | See Source »

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