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Word: shiplap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...However, Ethan is haunted by totems of past status. The sleepy Long Island port of New Baytown in which he lives was once virtually the fief of his whaling-captain forebears. He carries one such captain's narwhal stick and lives in his great-grandfather's white shiplap house with its widow's walk. It hurts Ethan when his son pipes up: "I'm going to buy you an automobile so you won't feel so lousy when other people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Damnation of Ethan Hawley | 6/23/1961 | See Source »

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