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Word: meloncito (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Procuna did some brilliant work with a brave, black Piedras Negras bull named Meloncito. Stepping out with the muleta before the kill, Procuna stopped to salute a friend in the stands. As he did so Meloncito charged, tossed him, goring him in the thigh. He leaped to his feet smiling, played the bull brilliantly and then killed it. The crowd went mad as he limped out with his white pantaloon and stocking red with blood. At the infirmary they found his wound was four inches deep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Bad Season for Bulls | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

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