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Word: sackful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Captain Peters, the veteran first string catcher, injured his arm in the South Carolina game, but Kernan, who usually plays the initial sack, proved a good substitute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE SOUTHERN TRIP PROVES SUCCESSFUL | 4/7/1921 | See Source »

...hold that a female must necessarily be a modest one the tied up to the neck in a sack, especially if she jumps in it her modesty may be dubious, but she is decent. But there can be no doubt of the immodesty of one who goes half naked. . . . If I understand your gliding scale of Modesty, the most petticoats dance in the shortest petticoats, and the purest of all in fig-leaves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON BOOKSHELF-REVIEWS-JOTS AND TITLES | 1/14/1921 | See Source »

...present at least, on the principle of barter. In order to get Russia's grain, the trader must send what is of value to her, for money means nothing where it will buy nothing. For example, a certain London firm recently sent to the Ukraine a shipment of grain sacks worth one shilling apiece, and in exchange received for each sack, barley worth in England eleven shillings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT | 10/11/1920 | See Source »

...later school, under Coach Carney, he developed into a brilliant fielder and powerful hitter. In his Freshman year at the University he captained the successful 1922 team. Last season Conlon was so well thought of that Captain R. W. Emmons 3d Occ. was moved from shortstop to the keystone sack to allow Conlon to play his usual position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WINGATE TROPHY GOES TO CONLON; LINCOLN AWARDED WENDELL BAT | 9/30/1920 | See Source »

...Elis made off with their booty while Jack Watson '22 carried the news to the crews who were in the boathouse down on the river bank. The Crimson oarsmen rushed up the hill where their opponents' quarters are, starting to sack the rooms. Fortunately before things had gone very far, someone mentioned the fact that it was a little boy who had stolen the flag. Then ensued apologies, and a return of the flags by the captains. The old agreement of no open hostilities was renewed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ONE WEE BOY CAUSE OF RIOT AT GALES FERRY | 6/15/1920 | See Source »

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