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Word: sock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...kidnappers, according to Ratner, gave him a place to sleep but did not give him anything to eat. Yesterday morning they tied him to a bed, gagged him with an old sock, and then had an International Photo Service man take pictures. Ratner escaped soon afterwards by walking out the rear door while his captors were all in a front room. He hitch-hiked back to Cambridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Ed Chairman Foils Four Kidnappers | 11/6/1951 | See Source »

...crowd believed it. When the band played, it sang at the top of its collective voice. And even when the cheerleaders called for "Sock it to 'em," it cheered. Dick Clasby, sidelined tailback and offensive standout, was at the rally last night as a spectator. "Tomorrow it'll be different," he told the crowd around...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Eleven Faces Army on Even Terms At Stadium Today; Band Rally Draws 1,500 | 10/20/1951 | See Source »

...then amid intermixed cries of "Wintergreen" and "Sock it to 'em," the crowd broke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Less Than 1,000 Attend First Rally | 9/29/1951 | See Source »

...count the stitches on his lifebelt. Then, 300 yards past the barge, Quicksilver began the turn. Suddenly the big hydroplane flipped over, vanished in a geyser of white spray. When the mist settled, only flotsam remained-a few splinters of grey plywood, a seat cushion, one shoe with a sock still inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Death at Seattle | 8/13/1951 | See Source »

...publication. Many of the other pictures, however, tend to wander around 315's pages so that they and the text frequently get lost in unrelated rectangles of photo-engraving and type. The text itself suffers from the vagaries of its many contributors; it is laced with gags like "Sergeant 'Sock it' Toomey." There is an inordinate number of misspelled names, an uncaptioned and isolated photograph of the CRIMSON's managing editor biting his nails, a complicated poll about the amount of time faculty members would like to spend teaching, and a simple and funny poll about the amount of time...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: The Bookshelf | 6/7/1951 | See Source »

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