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Word: whap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...outdoor relaxation, there is nothing Dwight Eisenhower would rather do than tee up a golf ball and whap it down a fairway. For indoor escape from tension, he likes a few rubbers of bridge. In the White House, Saturday night is usually bridge night. The evening begins about 5 o'clock, in the solarium on the White House roof, is interrupted for a snack or buffet supper, then may continue down in Ike's second-floor study until 10 or 10:30. Guests arriving for a bridge date are likely to find the host waiting for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: White House Bridge Player | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

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