Word: grinder
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hand-ball. In truth, a cage seems to be the only suitable place for the majority of them. Now and then a man will toss a piece of cake in the air, and endeavor to catch it in his mouth when it falls, a trick worthy of an organ grinder's monkey, but entirely out of place in a dining room. Now let these freshmen who have not been with us long enough to know that Harvard is no nursery, turn over a new leaf and expend some of their pocket money for a book on "table etiquette...
...monkey accompanied by an Italian organ grinder succeeded in causing great annoyance to men who room on Harvard Street. The homeopathic idea of "grinding" inside and outside was not satisfactory...
...organ-grinder screeches...
...organ-grinder's monkey receives the shining cent...