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Word: toughly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...American penalism knows the extremes of the Florida sweat-box and the steam-heated cosy little chintz-curtained cells of our more modern institutions. The ideal probably is somewhere in between, with more consideration given to the casual, petty, or youthful wrongdoer, and much less to the case-hardened tough-and-proud-of-it thug and gunman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHINTZ CURTAINS | 12/9/1933 | See Source »

...Tough Old Hens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1933 | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

...TOUGH OLD HENS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1933 | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

...raise such a dust we are out of sight; So Old Man Wolf will never get a bite of Two too tough old hens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1933 | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

...argument that inferior teams used to grab fumbles and score winning touchdowns for lucky victories. I think that's silly. . . . The game is 60 minutes long. If you're winning for 55 minutes, get careless, fumble, lose in the last five, that's your tough luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football: Midseason | 11/13/1933 | See Source »

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