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Word: orneriest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...judge of a bucking bull is his meanness in the arena, and on that count, 14-year-old "Aught"-half Brahman, half Hereford-probably qualifies as the orneriest critter in captivity. Starting his 13th year on the rodeo circuit, he has been saddled with 482 riders-only six have managed to stay on his back for the required eight seconds. "Those six times, he must've been colicky." says one cowboy. The roster of Aught's conquests is the Who's Who of rodeo: Harry Tompkins (five-time world champion bull rider), Billy Hand, Gid Garstead, Pete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bull with a Delicate Air | 5/18/1962 | See Source »

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