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Word: vicarish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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They had been moved out last November. Farmers grumbled, drove cows and horses inland. Grannies whimpered, packed their shabby, precious gewgaws in cardboard cartons, rode away triumphantly in limousines provided by the Government. Vicars did their vicarish best to spread cheer, dismantled stained glass windows with leaden hands. Then U.S. troops moved in, practiced landings with tanks under live shells. Those Americans are in Normandy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Return of the Natives | 8/7/1944 | See Source »

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