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Word: claptrap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...given by retired Storekeeper Louis Bamberger and his sister Mrs. Felix Fuld. From this, Dr. Flexner's chief present concern, he took time last week once more to flay Columbia and Chicago. They, said he, "and many State universities, go into the marketplace, advertising their wretched claptrap in newspapers and in magazines. Some of these activities are little short of dishonest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Mussolini v. Sousa | 12/14/1931 | See Source »

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