Word: wallow
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...irons. In the farm shop lathes and tools were electrically operated. Wood was cut by an electric saw. In the brooder house chicks were warmed in an electric incubator, while in the poultry house hens were urged to extra efforts by ultraviolet ray lamps. Hogs were kept in their wallow by an electric fence which gave them a 90-volt jolt if they touched it. An electric sprinkler system kept the cabbage patch damp...
...Consistency," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, "is the hobgoblin of little minds." Surely you would not have me wallow in its quicksands, Mr. Fletcher; surely in these days of my ascendancy, you do not adhere to the mutton-chop philosophies of Truth for Truth's sake. Modern souls use ideas as weapons, and judge them according to their effect. What do I care whether the appeal is to honesty, truth, love, brotherhood, or patriotism so long as in their name men will do and act as I have planned...
Caldwell's Hog Wallow Sirs: . . . Erskine Caldwell is seizing upon an isolated instance or two of injustice to tenant farmers by Jefferson County landowners to paint the county as a sink of iniquity. As a damyankee of many generations standing, I cannot be accused of rushing to the defense of my native State. But by profession trained to accurate observation and impartial reporting, and speaking from six years' intimate familiarity with Jefferson County, I can say that a more contemptible libel has never been uttered about any community...
...superb talent Caldwell has. Give him a single stink and he can create a magnificent hog wallow, a singularly appropriate gift for those...
...economic theories of the New Deal, but the ancient game of trading votes is something near & dear to their hearts. Last week the unofficial but altogether real business of choosing a new Speaker of the House to succeed the late Henry T. Rainey gave them a chance fairly to wallow in their favorite pastime...