Word: wining
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Wine, Old Bottle. In Hollywood, somebody stole Calven Walsten's car, returned it with a new fuel pump, new fuel line, new tire, a note of apology...
Czechoslovakia's Communist Ministry of Information frowned on the triumphant march of U.S. syncopation. It encouraged the old, well-loved Czech folk songs ("My sweetheart is drawing wine at the tavern, but I did not come for wine but for love...
...Swiss Government had suspended the fights for the war's duration because the fighting cows when in training are fed white wine and bread and are not expected to produce much milk. Last week, thanks to peace, hundreds of cowbells in the passes leading to the high pastures tinkled a martial melody: tough Valaisan farmers and big Valaisan cows were heading for another rendezvous with destiny...
Among venerable establishments like the Three Hussars, the Crooked Lantern and Aunt Resi's, Broadwayish nightclubs sprouted. Racily named Esquire, Zebra and Heidebo, they offered in neat, cultural synthesis U.S.-style jazz and Viennese-style wine (instead of hard liquor...
...were nothing against five German divisions. I told the London Government but received no instructions. So I went to see the Germans myself. ... I refused to drink wine with them, and there was no agreement. . . . Very soon afterwards they attacked my headquarters and killed many of us. ... Once they passed within a few yards of me, but I was covered with leaves...