Word: monkeyed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Russians, attempting to put a cheerful face upon the Soviets' failure to throw a monkey wrench into the Security Pact Conference at Locarno (see INTERNATIONAL) declared: "Germany is signing a commercial treaty at Moscow with her right hand, a forced political agreement at Locarno with her left...
Butterworth, still acting captain in Joss' place, will oppose Captain Wilson in the line. The duel between these two great tackles should be well worth watching. Against Brown, the Pennsylvania leader played the part of monkey wrench in the Bear's offensive machine...
...electricity, "knows less today," yet is now president of a large concern making electrical apparatus (Cutter Electric & Manufacturing Co.) by reason of a genius for not interfering with men trained to their jobs. "He smokes incessantly, has no love for automobiles, regards a screwdriver with suspicion and a monkey-wrench with horror." Modest, he will permit no one to address him as "Doctor," though his abiding passion for English literature has caused three universities to confer upon him honorary degrees...
...Straight back for the monkey house...
...MONKEY PUZZLE?J.D. Beresford? Bobbs-Merrill...