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Word: serpentine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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...seemed hard to believe that so bland and salve-like a substance as oleomargarine could have set off so abrasive a row. As the House debated repeal of federal oleo taxes last week, party lines snapped like serpentin in a gale; the sulphurous debate grew reminiscent of argument in a waterfront saloon. But there was a good reason. Congress holds few subjects more sacred than 1) American womanhood and 2) American cows. Oleo had forced an awful choice between them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Lady or the Guernsey? | 5/10/1948 | See Source »

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