Word: mute
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...illegitimate mixture of foods is tre- fah or terephah. Terephah literally means "an animal torn by wild beasts." It applies especially to the slaughter of animals, or shechitah. Shechitah. The shochet is the one who does the slaughtering. One may not be a shochet if he is a deaf-mute, idiot, minor, one who is intoxicated, an old man with trembling hands (he might press against the throat instead of having his knife go gently forwards & backwards), a non-Jew, or a Jew who spitefully transgresses the laws. The shochet is a man of Hebrew learning, well-versed in Talmud...
When midnight came and the Akron remained mute behind a curtain of wind, rain and thunder, Lakehurst tried not to worry. The Akron had ridden worse storms than this one appeared to be. Besides, she was at sea, where an airship belongs; not overland, to be twisted apart by line squalls as was the Shenandoah, or beaten into a hillside, as was Britain's R-101. As for her radio, that could easily go wrong with the atmosphere supercharged with electricity. Not until next day did Lakehurst, and the rest of the world, know what good cause...
...regret our inability to attend, for reasons you can guess. Though we must remain mute we believe you will hear the voice of 1,500,000 German veterans who want no more...
...since departed. If the Editors of the CRIMSON feel that insufficient effort has hitherto been made to get in touch with all the students of Harvard and Radcliffe who dabble, in oils, or make sketches during lecture hour, the directors welcome their cooperation and advice. They sincerely hope many mute inglorious Picassos are found languishing unsung over mantelpieces or stowed away in closets...
...weakness in Professor Carver's vigorous "offense-is-the-best-defense" essay is his attack on immigration, so common to this well-known writer's interviews. It is a mute indication that this article was written with only this country in mind. Importation of cheap labor is surely only a local phenomena, and does not exist in England or France to any extent...