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Word: nonslip (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fiftyish, big, blonde and blowy. In California, where she came from, she told her friends she had invented a portable headrest called the "Sunap." It came in two models-blue canvas for men, imitation white leather for women. Another of Mom's gadgets was a "nonslip grater" which could be locked to the side of a chopping bowl. It was guaranteed not to shred fingers along with the carrots. Mom had a hard time marketing the grater. "Everyone liked it, dearie," she explained, "but shortage of tin-you know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Teardrops' Yield | 6/2/1947 | See Source »

...complicated nonslip brassiere to eliminate a hazard for bosomy golfers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Path of Progress | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

...nonslip crutch with three legs instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Path of Progress: Jul. 29, 1940 | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

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