Word: tedious
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...past. As the new track is in splendid condition, and is, moreover, considered very fast, good time may be expected in many of the events, and perhaps a broken record in one or two. We hope the meeting will pass off pleasantly and will not be marred by those tedious waits which have recently, thanks to the officers of the association, been conspicuous only by their absence...
After the tedious delay of the last few days, the college breathed a sigh of relief to have the class race finally settled yesterday afternoon. Each class has felt confident, and the excitement attendant upon the race has been very great. We congratulate'84 on her success. The crew has worked faithfully to acquire their new stroke and have fully earned this victory which comes by right to crown the career of the senlor class...
...from crowding on the floor, and it was necessary to barricade the space reserved for the teams by benches to keep it free for them Men ought to be especially careful that no crowding or pushing goes on today on the floor, for not only does it make a tedious and disagreeable delay, but it also materially obstructs the view from the benches. If every one will only sit still in his place, all trouble will be done away with, and the contest can proceed without these unnecessary sciences...
Such articles if not too numerous and frequent, add much to the attractiveness of a paper, and give much more satisfaction to a reader than to plod through a tedious essay on "Melancholy," "Imagination," or "George Washington." At the same time it cultivates ability in that line of writing, which fact, though not of great importance, ought not to be overlooked. There is no reason why some in our own colleges should not turn their attention to this line of writing, and produce interesting, readable articles, such as will improve the tone of our papers and make them more entertaining...
...weights, as the good which would otherwise be derived is counterbalanced by the expenditure of vital energy and the general clogging up of the system. Suppose a man were to hold his arm in a horizontal position for fifteen minutes or half an hour, gradually the action becomes tedious and painful, and sharp pains go shooting through it. This is caused by the checking of the circulation, and although the effort made is ten times that of raising a dumb-bell, still the tissue lost in the first movement is not renewed as it is in the second, and consequently...