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Word: whiffs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...early to prophesy about the pitching prospects for the Freshmen. Against St. Mark's W. J. Lloyd '33 caused four of the Southboro boys to fan the air, while M. L. Anschen '33 sent three men back to the dug-out without having had more than an empty whiff at the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN NINE FACES DEAN ACADEMY TODAY | 4/23/1930 | See Source »

...bushes. At the first scent of game, one or the other of the pair makes his point and if birds are flushed, the judges score a point for him. The dog's opponent comes to an "honor point" and the competition goes on, both dogs striving for the whiff of quail, until the judges are satisfied which of the two is the better worker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Old Hancock Place | 3/3/1930 | See Source »

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