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Word: wheezer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cold Care. Bourboule businessmen promptly hired Gentleman Jockey André Bruneau. Loaded with Bourboule cash and blessed with a sharp eye for not-too-sick selling platers, Bruneau bought a four-year-old bay named Pyrame, a short-winded chronic wheezer with an unimpressive record on the track. A special stall was built half a mile from La Bourboule's best spring, outfitted with hot and cold running water plus steam pipes, and Pyrame began the cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Winning Waters | 7/30/1956 | See Source »

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