Word: twine
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Saints of Skulduggery. Sam soon moved into a wider field-school. Pockets bulging with Sawyerian equipment ("Fishhooks, twine, white alleys and other marvels, Barlow knives, jew's-harps, hunks of maple sugar, birds' eggs, potato guns, and perhaps a picture of Adam and Eve without a rag"), Sam was soon leader of the school gang and the bane of his teacher's existence...
Circuits of Exultation. For the next six weeks, White carried him tirelessly about house, barn and fields. He stood "smiling into space" while Gos tore at his ungloved hand and ripped his cheek. After days of inching progress, Gos accepted a 24-yd. creance (length of twine). White's next job was to teach Gos to fly to his shoulder. At first White cringed as Gos pounced, claws first. There was always the chance that the hawk would strike at his face. Five yards, two yards-soon White could stare at the hawk until he was only...
Palacios regained that point at 3:00 of the third period. Picking up the ball to the right of the goal, Gus circled behind the nets, coming around in front to flip the ball into the twine. Palacios also set up goals by Skip Johnson and Dick Cushner, at 3:34 and 9:31 of the third period...