Word: nut
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Little by little the dispute over the meaning of this entry will grow until it includes in one vast growl of argument all the people from the hereditary janitors down to the sovereigns of the wrench and the nut. When it reaches the last named arbiters of human progress, the machinery, being neglected, will jam, whereupon the lights will go out. The growl of argument will then change to one great roar of anger...
...coal strike admittedly is a tough nut to crack, but certainly it would not improve matters to plunge into another era of extravagance, resulting in an in- adequate supply of coal. The broad impersonal back of Uncle Sam looms up invitingly enough; but every indication points to complete failure if he assumes the job. At least that has been the result of every previous attempt of his and his neighbors in this direction on the American Continent
...elevens approach the game after entirely different preparation. Yale, following the University's plan of two years ago, arranged a schedule of games with minor college teams. On successive Saturdays, Bates, Vermont, North Caroline, and Williams were soundly trounced and while the Army proved a tough nut to crack, the New Haven eleven emerged from the conflict with the long end of a 14-7 score...
...conclusion to which the professor came and to which the average person would probably come after consideration was this: A student in college must be a so-called "nut", but in order to really concentrate upon any study. Must a "good, all-round college man" practically destroy his chance of mastering anything? --Washington Daily...
...took Coach Fisher's gridiron machine two periods to get under way against the Valparaiso eleven Saturday, but when it once got going in the second half, the Westerners could offer little resistance to the Crimson steam roller. The "team of mystery" did not prove a hard nut for the Fisherites to crack, after they had once penetrated the cloud of secrecy which surrounded the team. During the first half of the game, the Crimson players seemed to be worried by the uncertainty of what they were up against--the interference was ragged, the linesmen charged feebly, and the backs...