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Word: blowtorch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Want." When Murtaugh sits on the bench among his Pirates, he is the classic domineering manager. He peers dourly at the diamond from beneath a black hedgerow of eyebrows. His nose is splayed flat, his beard would discourage a blowtorch, a corner of his mouth leaks tobacco juice. But Murtaugh is in fact a gentle ogre who sips milk after a game, claims he never touches the hard stuff, and keeps his hairy hands off the Pirates. Murtaugh realizes full well that overmanaging would cramp the egos-and crimp the play-of the bunch of oddly assorted personalities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two for the Money? | 9/26/1960 | See Source »

...Bernaola, who runs a durable 1928 Ford sedan: "I average 150 miles daily, and in 14 hours I use about 15 gallons of gas and about a quart of oil. The motor is in fairly good shape, only in winter I have to heat it with a blowtorch for about 15 minutes to get it started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Life Begins at 30 | 5/9/1960 | See Source »

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