Word: overweight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University, including Freshmen, who are in good standing. Medals will be awarded to the winner and the runner-up in each class. The bouts will be held in the regular seven classes, 115-pound, 125-pound, 135-pound, 145-pound, 158-pound, 175-pound, and unlimited. Three pounds overweight will be allowed in each class...
...never been aboard the Shenandoah, had however seen her in the distance, had studied dirigibles here and abroad. He said that what he meant when he said that the survivors were muzzled was that "psychologically they were afraid to talk." He said that he knew that the Shenandoah was overweight because her cruising range was reduced. Little more. He was excused...
know what exactly happened to the poor Shenandoah; she was an experimental ship, built in this country. I believe she was about 50% overweight in her structure. She had broken away from her mooring mast-an inefficient way of handling airships, anyway-last spring and her whole structure was badly strained...
...Hemenway Gymnasium in the lobby downstairs and in the Wrestling Room, closing at 6 o'clock this evening. The contest will take place tomorrow night beginning at 8 o'clock. Any student in the University is eligible to try for the title in his weight-class, three pounds overweight being allowed. Medals, gold for winner and silver for runner-up, will be awarded in each class...
Cried the faker: "My friends, the most prominent men in America are availing themselves of the wise advice ... I hold in my hand. This very day, one of the most noted men in the Nation, the Senator from Texas, bought half a dozen copies. He is 120 pounds overweight and I have guaranteed that he will get back to normal...