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Word: stemmer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...14th Amendment "so that a hobo can go anywhere in this country without being pinched for being broke." Keynoted he: "We're not spittoon philosophers. . . . We got 815,000 American members now. . . . Half have got jobs and are making dough. A hobo isn't a stemmer; he begs only when he has to. He don't hit the smoke like floaters do, and when he drinks he drinks good liquor. Columbus was a water hobo. He said to Isabella: 'Queeny, old gal, you'll have to stake me with a handout. . . .' " Picked as convention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Convention | 4/26/1937 | See Source »

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