Word: reared
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...places his hands on the shoulders of the man in front of him. In this way they form a solid phalanx, four abreast and from twenty to thirty deep. The freshmen are helped to form by the juniors and many of the latter aid in filling up the rear. When the lines are fully formed, they advance slowly step by step until within a few paces of one another, when the leaders, drawing in a long breath make the decisive charge. The side that forces the other side backwards wins this part of the rush. The sophomores then proceed...
...hares had arrived about half an hour before them. The length of the run was about ten miles, slow hunt, and the scent was very plainly laid. The main body of the hounds were greatly hampered by a few of their number who persisted in keeping far in the rear. Hereafter two hunts a week will be given, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and undoubtedly a large number will be ready for the one next Tuesday...
...last Thursday's run little attention was paid to the master, and every-one ran about as he pleased; consequently when the leaders found the bags the rest of the hounds were scattered over a mile in the rear and the leaders were compelled to wait some five or ten minutes for those behind...
...them necessary. This main building is situated in the midst of a beautiful expanse of country, consisting of some ten acres about a mile from the centre of Worcester. It is situated upon a gentle slope about 400 feet from the street, while at its side and in its rear are acres of land suitable for the location of any buildings deemed necessary in the future. The building is intended for lecture and recitation rooms; in the basement, however, is to be placed the gymnasium of the college, thus dispensing with a separate building for this purpose. The appearance...
...Corthell's "Errors and Fallacies in Rear-Admiral Ammen's Pamphlet...