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Word: wet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wet springs for the past two years, the fact the Barnaby had jury duty last full, when he usually forms the doubles combinations, and incomplete attendance on the southern trip, have all combined to make the team less organized than is customary for this time of the season. According to Barnaby, however, "the material is potentially very good...

Author: By James W. Singer, | Title: Tennis Team Must Improve to Beat Yale | 4/14/1955 | See Source »

...when mad as a ruffled wet hen, grrr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Policy Is the Best Honesty | 3/26/1955 | See Source »

...less conservative Old Farmer's Almanac agreed but emphasized the wet weather. The book's prediction for the coming month reads "heavy rains and bad floods...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Comes to Cambridge | 3/22/1955 | See Source »

...best of New England's instinct forecasters Elisha R. Bitgood, of Hope Valley, R.I. completely condemned this year's spring. "Cold and wet," the 75-year-old farmer predicted, "with some snippy-snappy days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Comes to Cambridge | 3/22/1955 | See Source »

...exclusive interview last night, the Yale News board voiced differing opinions on the CRIMSON'S plan. "Ridiculous," said the New Sports editor, "nobody stays in New Haven on weekends except these swimmers." Cleverly coining a pun, the Yale News chairman told him he was all wet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON Publishes Today's Yale Daily | 3/19/1955 | See Source »

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