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Word: picklock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1928-1928
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...both the bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Paris. One midnight, when the priest had gone to bed, the student crept out the door, made his way to the Pomme de Pin. There he swilled many a mugful. With him were 3 young picklock and a less specialized, more versatile scoundrel. After that day's dawn, Villon's spare hours were habitually ill-spent. At the age of 24 he killed a man in a mysterious brawl. He devised elaborate tricks for the theft of rich provender and wines (after his death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Many a Mugful | 10/1/1928 | See Source »

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