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Word: thighed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kneeling and praying in the cruel tropic rain. She was turned toward a wall, now, but this room was black with late night shadows. Wall? What wall? She stretched out her hand, preparing to turn over, and felt surprise burn up her arm like electricity as she touched a thigh. Whose thigh...

Author: By Alta Starr, | Title: A Southern Sister/Inside This Closed Northern Shit | 3/27/1973 | See Source »

...immediately. Next, each dog is paraded into the front of the class to show the owners that simple commands ("Heel," "Sit," "Stay") can be taught in five minutes. Trainer Woodhouse's commands and corrections rumble steadily, and the choke collar comes into play. "Heel!" she commands, slapping her thigh to reinforce her words. "Dogs love noises," she explains. A small Samoyed fails to obey, and Mrs. Woodhouse jerks him across the turf. The owner winces but Mrs. Woodhouse keeps on talking-and jerking. "This is what some dogs do and their poor owners go weak around the gills [jerk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Putting on the Dogs | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

...Harvard, the only question mark is sophomore forward Jim Thomas. Thomas was injured in the Brown game Wednesday and was forced to leave the game with a bruised thigh. The injury isn't that serious, but Cleary may rest him in anticipation of the ECACs next Tuesday...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Icemen Take On Eli Six In Tune Up for ECAC's | 3/3/1973 | See Source »

...physical game. In his usual hustling style, Thomas surged in with the puck at the Brown net, but was tripped from behind by Gary Farniuk, sending him crashing into the goal post at 12:25 of the middle period. Thomas was helped off the ice with a bruised thigh...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Icemen Upend Scrappy Brown Six, 6-2 | 3/1/1973 | See Source »

...hours, working primarily to repair the damage of one bullet that penetrated his stomach, pancreas and colon. They feared bacterial infection from the colon and harm from digestive enzymes flowing from the open pancreas into the abdominal cavity. The other bullet caused only a flesh wound in his left thigh. While his condition remained "very serious" and the prognosis for recovery was described as "guarded," his good physical condition from years of exercise, nonsmoking and almost no drinking was a factor in his favor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Assault on a Senator | 2/12/1973 | See Source »

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