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Word: swimmin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Just what "freshwater college" means has always been a bit hazy in my mind, but if it means "lovers' lane;" "the Cannon;' college town;" nearby woods and swimmin' pools, as compared with various asphalt diploma factories, every Freshwater College from Princeton to Siwash will gladly join the chorus. Ask George...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 5, 1927 | 12/5/1927 | See Source »

...brothers were often born just the other side of thin partitions between bedrooms and perhaps only a night or so after they had seen a sow have a litter. Tom remembers how the men of his village shot a horse thief into a pulp. They both remember their "ole swimmin' holes" and the dirty tricks played there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Books | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

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