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Word: scuff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...always sliding. He hates fripperies. He never has been known to wear a new hat. He buys them from his friends when they are through with them. A clean piece of manuscript paper strikes terror to his heart. He writes his tunes on old scores or he may scuff on a piece of paper until it looks properly seasoned. He is quiet, courteous, scholarly. He lives in Bronxville, N. Y. where for him the event of last week was his 13-year-old daughter's graduation from grammar school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Show Boat | 5/30/1932 | See Source »

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