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Word: shpalpeen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Story. It seems there were two Irish people, Larry O'Shea and his sister. The sister was called Nora. She had mothered the shpalpeen from breechcloth to long pants, and when he got off on a fine big ranch in Arizona she kept writing him to say his prayers and be a good, happy boy. He wrote back that he was all that, and what a grand gentleman was the Mr. Morgan he worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inspired Wright | 8/17/1925 | See Source »

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