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Word: shells (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...them back in the game by sitting back," Harvard Captain Steve Armstrong said. "We went into a shell. When RPI wound up, we wound down...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Hold Off RPI in Quarters, 5-4 | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

...didn't play well the last two periods," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "We fell asleep. We went into a shell...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Hold Off RPI in Quarters, 5-4 | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

Early on it was RPI, the tortoise in this dual race, that went into a shell. And the Crimson hopped along fine...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Hold Off RPI in Quarters, 5-4 | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

...first stop, we witness the slimed zombies of the "pond-scum" cycle. Here, intense fall passion throbs within the confines of the Yard, a house or--horrors--a single entry. However, such wild affection can often mutate into something unrecognizeable. In a matter of weeks, both parties are left shell-shocked, embittered and unimpressed at the range of derogatory vocabulary each other employs. Words to watch out for: you slimebag; you used me; or, worst of all, it was a misunderstanding...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Love, Sex and Dust | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

...tough one to lose," Cleary said. "Sometimes you can get ahead too early and it can be tough. Then you go into a defensive shell. You've got to keep up the attack...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Olympic Wizardry | 2/18/1988 | See Source »

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