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Word: huzzahing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...evening cheers had rung out, now for one college, now for another; but a certain drawled, unoriginal huzzah in particular had been repeated with irritating frequency: "Ha-a-a-va-a-d." That word had been heard over and over. "Ha-a-a-va-a-d, Ha-a-a-va-a-d, Ha-a-a-va-a-d." Indeed, the university whose manner of encouraging her sons had so piqued the representatives of the other colleges had mighty men in her service. There was Albert ("Truck") Miller, 200-pound sprinter ; Jeff Fletcher, high-hurdle star; "Soapy" Watters, Olympic middle-distance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Intercollegiates | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

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