Word: tiring
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...frown distorted his benevolent countenance; his attire and manner were ruffled; one of his red shoes was lying some distance off on the floor, and the holy toe tapped impatiently on the pavement. In short, his Holiness had, as the French would express it, l'air d'avoir tire le diable par la queue...
...suppose partly on account of the lack of money for salaries, - so that we ought to be more warmly grateful to our instructors for their kindness in voluntarily increasing their duties. Old Harvard certainly deserves to be the largest real University in the country, for she seems never to tire of increasing and improving the opportunities she offers for intellectual development, and is doing her best to rank high, in more than mere numbers, among the educational institutions of the world. We have good reason from the past and present to predict a great advance for her in the future...
After lunch the Harvards went in, and batted so safely and vigorously as to completely tire out their opponents. Dwight, Green, and Sullivan all made double figures; Lee carried out his bat for 18; and Harris was called out by a wrong decision of the Harvard umpire, while batting beautifully. Ninety-nine runs was the score when the last wicket fell...