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Word: pound (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Distaffina wore a low neck and short sleeves, and on introducing a fancy dance, the applause almost shook old Hollis down." The success of Distaffina's "dance" was primarily responsible for the birth of the "hairy legs" tradition. Ever since then, the chorus line has been built around 200-pound football guards, dressed and padded on the lines of Mae West...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Pudding Shows: Who Cares About the Money | 3/13/1956 | See Source »

...Florida-bred Needles threaded neatly through openings on the second turn, swung wide to come around horses and win the $148,800 Flamingo Stakes at Florida's Hialeah race track by 2¾ lengths from the 24-10-1 long shot, Golf Ace. Given a five-pound weight advantage simply for running on a home-state track, the son of 1951 Kentucky Derby Winner Ponder was still impressive enough to become a front-runner in the winter book for this year's Kentucky Derby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Mar. 5, 1956 | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

...combination of an Eli team expecially strong in the lighter weights and an injury to Captain Phil Burnaman put the varsity out of the match quickly. Yale had a 19 to 0 lead before Bob Gilmor defeated Bulldog captain Roger Hinkson, 6 to 0, in the 167 pound division...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Wrestlers Beat Crimson, 22-8, For 22 Year Streak Over Varsity | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

...close matches Steve Jackson of Yale edged Dick Hook 8 to 6 in the 157 pound class, and the Crimson's Caspar Cronk lost to Jack Kohr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Wrestlers Beat Crimson, 22-8, For 22 Year Streak Over Varsity | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

...recurrence of an old injury forced Captain Burnaman to forfeit his match to Ted Reese in the 137 pound class. Phil Hepner of the Bulldogs followed with a 9 to 2 decision over Phil Andrews...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Wrestlers Beat Crimson, 22-8, For 22 Year Streak Over Varsity | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

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