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Word: outbuilt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...design classes, boats must be identical not only in hull lines, sail area and rigging but even in the minutest detail of equipment. These classes are increasing in great numbers because: 1) one-design boats are cheaper; 2) their racing life is prolonged, since they cannot be outbuilt; 3) the boat is reduced to an instrument (like a tennis racket or golf club) for the display of individual skill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Comets | 9/18/1939 | See Source »

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