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Word: polynessian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Davis had bought his stubby, broad-beamed ketch a year before. Originally named the "Soubrette" (meaning "handmaiden"), it was rechristened by Davis the "Miru," who according to a Polynessian legend is the daughter of the Sun God. She had eight brothers, all of whom were commanded by the sun God to commit incest with her; other than her mother, Miru unfortunately was the only woman on the earth at the time. Miru produced the ancestors of the Polynessian race...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: Harvard-Bound Doctor Fights Hunger, Storms | 11/20/1952 | See Source »

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