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Word: pawtuxet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...night of the ball, some 4,000 people came to Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet. Permanent-waved and smartly turned out, Mrs. Clauson was trembling when she took her place with the other hostesses to greet guests. Captain Smith arrived, and everybody watched to see what he would do. He breezed right by Mrs. Clauson without a word. Soon, she retired to the cloakroom, and talked with the hatcheck girls. After a while, she helped them check hats & coats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The Captain & the Sweeper | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

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