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Word: toots (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very hard reed -- a Rico Royale No. 5 -- which provides a lot of volume but requires cast-iron lips to play. (Benny Goodman once borrowed Woody's clarinet for a sit-in and had to shave the reed down with a kitchen knife before he could get a toot out of it.) Second, by playing an Albert System clarinet -- an antiquated, wide-bore instrument based on a virtually obsolete fingering method. Why the Albert System? "Because all the guys I liked played the Albert," says Woody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Play It Again, Woody Allen | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

...Crimson can thank goalie Peter Toot for squashing the W & L attack when it really counted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Huskies Humble Ruggers; Aquamen Place Fifth | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

Throughout the tournament, tenacious defense and solid goaltending from freshmen Danny Oaks and Peter Toot helped the Crimson uphold the status of its high preseason standing...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Aquadudes Nab Fourth Place at Eastern Tourney | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

Music director Gary Susman has an eclectic array of tunes to toot...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: The Word is Absurd | 5/4/1988 | See Source »

...feels shakier than ever. The season overwhelms him with its polarities. Grand abstractions are undercut by particular forms. The gratitude of Thanksgiving reduced to a half-chewed drumstick. The generosity of Hanukkah and Christmas to Tammy Faye Bakker dolls. The renewal of New Year's to a horn toot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Captain Midlife Faces Christmas | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

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