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Word: wicks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Confront a 12-year-old schoolchild with this definition of a candle: A cylinder of combustible substance inclosing a wick to furnish light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Junior Dictionary | 1/7/1935 | See Source »

...John F. Purcell '38, Gordon F. Robertson '36, Fitzwilliam Sargent, 3rd. '37, Philip A. Schaffer '37, Paul W. Sears '37, Joseph F. Shepard '37, William H. Smith, 2nd. '37, George H. Spencer '38, Harry F. Stimson '37, Joseph W. Valentine '38, Francis L. H. Wendell '38, Myron A. Wick '37, and Arthur Willis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS TAKE ON NEW MEMBERS | 10/10/1934 | See Source »

Touchdowns: Harvard; Hedblom, Ford (2), Blackwood, Ecker; Yale, Work. Substitutions: Harvard; Watson, Giles, Bilodeau (Capt.), Ecker, Choate, Lane, Weeks, Little, McFarlane, Gaffney, Heyser, Olney, Higgs, Brown, McTernan, Paul, E. Jones, Hallet, Pedrick, Brookings, Wick, Friedman, Hardy, Young...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN ELEVEN WINS FROM YALE 1937 OUTFIT | 11/20/1933 | See Source »

...Darrah, T. S. Deland, A. F. R. Dolan, R. M. Drydale J. F. Ducey, W. H. Durfee, R. C. Ernst, W. S. Fitz, H. W. Foster, E. J. French, Timothy Fuller, J. H. Gilbert, G. G. Glidden, J. H. Goulder. J. G. Grady, A. G. Grant, W. D. Hard-wick, R. W. Harper, W. C. Hartridge, R. O. Hein, G. M. Hixon. Peter Jay, W. W. Jeffers. E. M. Kahn, Shaun Kelly, Francis Keyes, J. T. Kilbreth, J. H. Krug. J. L. Kunen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW HOUSE ADMISSIONS TO KIRKLAND, LEVERETT | 5/26/1933 | See Source »

...four wickets. They had five wickets to spare when the stumps were drawn after their 300th run. In the second match against another team of Manhattan West Indians, Batsman Bradman contrived to compile a "century" (100 runs & better). His 117 helped the Australians put together 276 for seven wick ets. In the third match, Batsman Brad man had a disheartening experience. He took a tremendous swing at the second ball offered him by Bowler Clarke, snicked it slightly, was caught out for a "duck egg" (score of 0) for the first time since his arrival in North America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Down Underers | 7/25/1932 | See Source »

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