| 单词 | three-legged |
| 例句 | The only decorations in sight were a dusty vase on a three-legged table and a black-and-white picture of an ancient woman dressed in an old-fashioned white dress. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She told me all the local and world news, and it was rather pleasant to hear about the National League, an atom bomb test, and a Mr. Riley’s three-legged dog that chased her chickens. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z By the fire, in a three-legged stone bowl, was a lump of fresh masa twice the size of a toaster. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The crowd started cheering and clapping even before Willie slipped gracefully through the ropes into the ring, and sat down on a three-legged stool. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Onofre Martinez’s powerful three-legged German shepherd charged off its porch like an enraged water buffalo, jumped over the picket fence, and hung on the volunteer’s heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably thinks it’s a three-legged stork,” said the photographer. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She was well acquainted with the dead, having spent much of her life in contact with them by means of her mother’s three-legged table. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z One day I replaced the old stump I sat on with a three-legged stool, and then I replaced the three- legged stool with this comfortable chair. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember I once sobbed because I saw a three-legged dog. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The only thing that kills chickens is Mr. Riley’s three-legged dog.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was grinding out something hard in a big black three-legged mortar. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I hoisted a three-legged stool, meaning to launch it at Nick's opponent. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We sat there like that for a while, silent, me propped up in bed, two pillows behind my back, Sohrab on the three-legged stool next to the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a couch they have six chairs, all of them three-legged, with oval wooden backs and black triangular cushions. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother cooked food in a three-legged iron pot over an open fire in the center of the hut or outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t have to love me; I just wish they’d stop looking at me like I was a three-legged coyote that limped in from the mountains. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But about six months later, the authorities relented and we were given three-legged wooden stools and the stand-up desks were lowered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The trance was supposed to be caused by a vapor rising from a deep cleft in the rock over which her seat was placed, a three-legged stool, the tripod. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was just asking about the man with the three-legged dæmon.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Tired of invoking God through the three-legged table and a cloud of hashish, he had decided to seek Him in a region less harsh than his native land. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nivea took charge of Clara’s trousseau, since Clara did not show the slightest interest in the contents of the sandalwood trunks, and continued her experiments with the three-legged table and her divining cards. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As he said this a mottled-green, 1953 Chevy pickup with a three-legged German shepherd riding atop the cab rattled down the road, coasting to a stop behind the police car. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On a three-legged stool sat the Oracle—a shriveled female mummy in a tie-dyed dress. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z By now, they’d three-legged themselves to the lip of the embankment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Union guns firing, men moving among the guns, hunched, a bloody horse running eerily by, three-legged, horrible sight, running toward the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The tug-of-war, sack hop, and three-legged races were over, and a languidness had inevitably crept over things, so that here and there grown men slept in the grass with newspapers over their faces. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She extracts a bottle of champagne from a three-legged silver cooler. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The three-legged fox took a few steps closer. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We walked back up Old Main Street, holding hands for a while, walking in that awkward way you do when you become a sort of three-legged creature, bodies scrunched close, a comfortable, wobbling stumble-forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He bowed again and started to sit in a normal chair next to the heavy three-legged oak electric chair. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After a week, I get used to being a three-legged creature. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Malcolm looked out for the man with the three-legged hyena dæmon, but there was no sign of him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z For a moment he stood under the three-legged stool, letting his eyes get used to the darkness. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a three-legged race with a life-size rag doll. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As for the dog, I always got my pets at animal shelters, so I called the Wasilla shelter and was told—perfect, really—that they had a three-legged border collie that needed a good home. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z While Oscar and Noah fumble along like they’re in a three-legged race, I try to calm the electrical storm in my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Despite her common sense, which had withstood more than twenty years’ worth of the three-legged table and her mother’s prognostications, she was trembling as she crossed the threshold of the darkroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting on a three-legged stool behind the counter of the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, they laughed to see the girls, Mona and Callie, in a three-legged race. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I would come into her room when she was busy writing in her notebooks or working with her three-legged table. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two mattresses on opposite sides of the room, a worn Herati rug with frayed edges in between, a three-legged stool, and a wooden table in the corner where Hassan did his drawings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The three-legged German shepherd, which had been staring at him through opaque but threatening eyes, suddenly growled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Flitwick, who was a tiny little wizard with a shock of white hair, was carrying an ancient hat and a three-legged stool out of the hall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was a three-legged table with a mahogany top. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “In a minute. You remember that man you told me about? With the three-legged dæmon?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Soon she had water boiling actively in a three-legged pot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After Coach Hedge left on his shadow-travel expedition, Leo had decided that his three-legged table could do just as good a job as their ‘adult chaperone’. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The honey tin skidded to a halt next to the three-legged coffee table. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Parents were watching their children show off, and there were even some events for the parents too, such as the three-legged race and pass-the-grapefruit. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Over by the window, sitting on a three-legged stool, was the shriveled-up mummy of an old lady in a tie-dyed hippie dress. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not once would I see a three-legged toad, though; you need strings of cash to bait them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the fire sat a three-legged iron pot in which something cooked. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And they could have picnics and ride horses, and she could keep as many three-legged cats as she liked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He said little, but carried the star into the inn and put her down on a three-legged stool in front of a crackling log fire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He followed his father that afternoon, and they joined in the tug-of-war and the three-legged race. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I never knew before that Aunt Loma could be fun to be with—that, like Grandpa and me, she preferred three-legged chickens to the usual kind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Their testimony is very important, because they were the only members of the family who lived completely removed from the three-legged table, protected from magic and spiritualism by their rigid English boarding school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some three-legged chairs and a dress dummy half her size and some coal-oil lamps from olden times. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And the “three-legged poems” were something deeply personal, born of his need to find a way to express his grief when his mother began deteriorating from dementia. John Freeman, the editor behind lauded literary journal Freeman's 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z At the time he left, vocalist Michael Stipe was quoted as saying, “I guess a three-legged dog is still a dog, it just has to learn to run differently.” R.E.M.’s 10 best songs after Bill Berry: Daring, brilliant, underappreciated 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z At the 1992 Town Picnic in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the three-legged race was won for the first time by a single person. Style Invitational Week 1403: Who was that masked man? 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z A three-legged organism loping through a strange world, Coriky is, instead, living, breathing, and seething in the present tense. Review | Coriky is the sound of D.C.’s punk past landing squarely in the present 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The three-legged chickens at a "slight nesting disadvantage", is also darkly funny. Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z Her escort on the runway was a three-legged terrier mix named Astaire, who needs a home. Celebs to the rescue when rescue donations falter 2010-07-19T20:42:00Z It’s bad enough that I have to tolerate the three-legged horse race that is American politics. Anatomy of a scene: how Steve Harvey destroyed Miss Universe 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z When I play this video at Bug shows, I wait for the audience's reaction to the three-legged race. Adam Buxton: a music video for every mood 2012-07-06T23:05:00Z But for all the song's three-legged gait, this is another National anthem-in-waiting. The National – review 2013-06-28T14:35:48Z “The animals bounce back, but the people are left with a three-legged dog and a discharge sheet, saying, ‘What do I do now?’ ” says Jim. ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Stipe likened R.E.M. to a "three-legged dog" and though the band continued to make albums, it was never quite as potent. Post-punk landscape: Before there was a Nirvana, R.E.M. blazed the trail 2011-09-22T16:34:37Z Together Dern’s and Witherspoon’s performance sank their claws into the script and ran away with the show, three-legged race style. "Big Little Lies" is back to stare at the sea 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Not long ago, TV was a relatively simple three-legged stool: you had creators, you had critics and you had viewers, i.e. the passive, Nielsen-monitored masses. Can ?The Killing? Make a Comeback? 2012-03-18T03:49:06Z We were no longer two geeks careening awkwardly along in a three-legged race; we were one well-oiled tenure machine. Modern Love: Is the Husband Going to be the Problem? 2010-08-12T23:00:00Z MasterChef The young chefs attempt to bake while in a three-legged race. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'About a Boy' on NBC 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The titular Lefty isn’t a person, it’s the co-owner’s three-legged dog. The best towns and small cities in the US: Des Moines, Iowa 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Laura dreams of being a famous detective like her hero Matt Walker - and luckily, St Ives soon offers up a mystery for her to solve, complete with messages in bottles, clues and a three-legged dog. Blyton-esque sleuthing tale named Blue Peter book of the year 2011-03-02T10:08:53Z A three-legged Labrador attempting to dash around a Liverpool car park in Ken Loach's Route Irish was memorable. Cannes festival diary: Smart mutts and bare torsos 2010-05-21T23:23:00Z But many dogs, especially larger breeds, can take a few weeks to find their balance and adjust to the three-legged gait. ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z I am sitting under a rough wood shelter, in the midst of a Virginia thunderstorm, surrounded by three-legged dogs, watching the lightning flash ever closer. ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z She is unexpectedly joined by her best friend Tariq who is from Bangladesh and was supposed to look after her three-legged Siberian husky, Skye. Kidnap in the Caribbean by Lauren St John - review 2013-06-02T08:00:00Z Loach giggles: “That’s the Palme Dog, an award given to the most impressive dog in a film. We were given a lifetime achievement award for three-legged dogs.” Ken Loach: ‘If you’re not angry, what kind of person are you?’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z "I thought that was to hold the pizza together," one commenter wrote in reference to the three-legged tool. Viral pizza hack helps you grab slice without touching the rest of the pie 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The show was always backing a three-legged donkey when it chose to reintroduce the Trash Pandas Tribe, or whatever it is they’re called. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode five recap – The King, the Widow and Rick 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The three-legged pig, the two-headed lamb and the four-winged chicken are already in place, but he has despaired of getting the kittens' wedding back from the US. Genius or grotesquery? The arrestingly strange world of Walter Potter 2010-10-08T17:37:00Z But these points seem like only two pillars of a three-legged conversation. Perspective | We need to talk about why mass shooters are almost always men 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Desperately Googling at 3am, I came upon tripawds.com, the leading online community for owners of three-legged pets. ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Stipe likened R.E.M. to a “three-legged dog” and though the band continued to make albums, it was never quite as potent. R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity 2011-09-21T21:46:00Z There is a lovely moment when guitars rush towards us like mythical three-legged creatures. Micro 2010-04-14T21:05:00Z A London-based dealer and collector of vintage American photography, Feuerhelm has amassed thousands of strange and disturbing found images, from three-legged dogs to contortionists, severed limbs to apparitions. The DIY photobook phenomenon 2012-07-25T16:35:01Z Fascinating fact: Wright designed three-legged desk chairs, assuming employees would sit with their feet flat on the floor. On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s as if they imagine collaborative fiction as a kind of three-legged race: goofy and fun at an office picnic, but ill suited to a serious runner. Why write a collaborative novel? Well … why write alone? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z “I already had one three-legged dog, but I just kind of jumped in.” ‘Totally pawesome’: at the three-legged dog convention 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z These are the failed pilots, the little lost three-legged puppies of Hollywood. The worst TV pilots ever: a Waterworld prequel, drag-racing PIs and furry fetish 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Village fetes, with egg and spoon races and three-legged races and sack races – all the races. Tom Rosenthal: 'I'm quite sort of talented' 2011-08-14T20:45:00Z The House managers’ argument is “a three-legged stool with one leg missing,” Castor said. Bruce Castor is a magnet for controversy. Naturally, he’s Trump’s impeachment attorney. 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Running up, Meg found her sister eating apples and crying over the Heir of Redclyffe, wrapped up in a comforter on an old three-legged sofa by the sunny window. Browsing the best 'book nooks' 2012-08-28T11:52:27Z The serving vessel is a stout three-legged molcajete carved from black volcanic rock. In Queens, Fiery Aguachile Lives in a Yellow Submarine 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Yoel cooked a succulent fish and chicken dinner in a poyke, a three-legged pot from South Africa, and served it with red wine. Journeys: An Israeli Oasis as a Passage to Ancient Times 2010-09-12T08:01:00Z I'm a sucker for conversational three-legged coyotes so this looks like just my shot of whiskey. Review: ‘Tumacho,’ a Rootin’-Tootin’ Musical, Keeps Its Poker Face 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z In addition to period clothing, there was camp gear for sale: benches, beds and folding tables, copperware, blankets, tomahawks and three-legged spider pans for cooking over an open fire. Fort Ticonderoga Re-enacts Dramatic Battles 2013-09-12T19:44:27Z I spend most of my personal time in bed reading or watching sitcoms from the '90s, or taking my three-legged rescue pup Coco Bean for meditative walks in nature. The legacy of Anna Nicole Smith and why we need to retire the term "gold digger" 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Can the townspeople — and a three-legged coyote — survive a villainous man in black? 14 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Souvenirs: Pottery from the town of Caltagirone; a ceramic three-legged Trinacria, the symbol of Sicily; a handmade marionette; traditional Sicilian marzipan. Why your next vacation should be in Sicily 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Charlton, a native of South Carolina, first studied industrial design before pursuing interior design, and he created a three-legged “Charlton chair” fashioned of metal and wood. ‘A part of the magic of love’: How Harris Wofford fell for a man 50 years his junior 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Because Historic Richmond Town aims to recreate Staten Island’s past from the 1600s to the present, many of those games will have an old-fashioned flavor, like three-legged and potato-sack races. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 31-Sept. 6 2012-08-30T22:00:07Z Park's own turn as a three-legged Captain Ahab has its moments, but he and the rest of the cast are comprehensively upstaged by Stephan Kreiss. Moby Dick 2010-04-26T20:30:00Z A handful are playing boules and some line up for a three-legged race; most are simply drinking and talking. Punk is still the sound of youth rebellion 2012-06-01T15:39:56Z Roped together, they look at first like outsize entrants in some three-legged race. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z Though April and Andy’s canine companion may not be as widely beloved as Li’l Sebastian, he’s still an amazing three-legged beast—and he also inspires plenty of great comedy from the humans surrounding him. These Are the 25 Best Minor Characters on 'Parks and Recreation' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “I think she’s a diaper holder,” Jackson said, lifting a grubby-looking plastic apron to reveal a cavity stuffed with plastic bags, which she uses on walks with her three-legged dog, Bailey. Shelley Jackson, Author and Advocate of the Monstrous 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “I was more worried about three-legged poems that were wandering around, looking for a home,” he said. John Freeman, the editor behind lauded literary journal Freeman's 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z When Tiny Tim, his big three-legged rescue mutt, died last year, Mr. Bartlett started visiting shelters around New York, where he met people pulling dogs from high-kill shelters to foster them and find them homes. Up Close: John Bartlett, Men?s Clothing and Dog Rescue 2011-11-16T18:46:59Z Actually, it didn’t all start with the three-legged mower. He liked to mow his own lawn. Until the ‘helpful’ neighbor came along Reagan's three-legged stool is now nothing more than firewood to burn down the Republican Party and take the country with it. The death knell for the GOP's hold on the military 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The three-legged Broken Chair, a work by Swiss artist Daniel Berset erected on Place des Nations in 1997, was designed to raise awareness about the impact of landmines on civilians in conflict zones. Near UN in Geneva, giant fresco advocates for world without weapons 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z A three-legged black bear wandered onto the patio of a house in Florida. A Three-Legged Bear Walks Into a Bar … 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Maybe the name is short for Pony Express Scripts, but even at that, a three-legged mule could make the trip in half the time. If you do cough up a lung, is one healthcare plan better than another? 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z This three-legged exchange made up the triangular trade. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Boy Scouts marched, and there were three-legged races. Queen’s coronation recalled as UK prepares to crown her son 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan used to describe conservatism as a three-legged stool, comprising social conservatives, fiscal conservatives and defense hawks. The right’s obsession with wokeness is a sign of weakness 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z This “three-legged stool,” as they call it, serves them well. Opinion | 2 ways to keep Social Security solvent 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z As with a three-legged stool, there’s a simple, satisfying stability to the arrangement. Perspective | This painting is a rest stop for the weary, and a breath of fresh air The three-legged stationary probe last communicated with Earth on Dec. 15. NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “For example, the protagonist family consists of a biracial marriage, a gay son, and a three-legged dog,” said Brett McCracken in the Gospel Coalition review. Ultra-woke ‘Strange World’ reanimates Disney criticism after bombing at box office 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Knowing how closely divided we are, our atomized wisdom adds up vote by vote to a hobble for both parties — binds them in an endless three-legged race, rather than risk winner-take-all. Opinion | Why voters so often steer government toward gridlock 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z “It’s a three-legged stool and you have to have all three legs,” Forrest says. Ultrathin organic solar cells could turn buildings into power generators 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z STG, which has a budget of $66.9 million for the current fiscal year, also wants to expand its horizons beyond what LaBelle describes as the three-legged stool of Broadway shows, concerts and donations. How 3 Seattle arts groups are moving forward without PPP funds 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Over time, the social insurance program became known as one leg of a “three-legged stool” of retirement, with pensions and savings the other two. The Social Security COLA Will Ease the Sting of Inflation 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z For instance, it is obvious that a three-legged stool has three legs or that the tallest building is taller than any other building. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Nearby was a small, three-legged round table, similar to the accent tables in vogue today. New Pompeii finds highlight middle-class life in doomed city 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z A three-legged specimen of the world's rarest type of tortoise has been fitted with rollers to get it moving again after it was rescued from smugglers. Three-legged ploughshare tortoise finds new life on rollers 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z "Every village has a three-legged stool of church, soccer field and pub that helps support the community. Without one, a village is missing a leg of the stool." Traditional Czech village pubs turning off taps as costs soar 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z "We cannot continue to do our jobs effectively when the rest of the judicial system is broken. This three-legged stool is standing on one-and-a-half legs," Heap continued. Houston corporal funeral: Texas constable calls out judicial system 'coddling criminals': 'Enough is enough' 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z So the definition of camel as “a mammal” is not the same as “a three-legged stool has three legs.” Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z In an essay in "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump," therapist Elizabeth Mika described tyrannies as "three-legged beasts," supported by the tyrant, his supporters and the society as a whole. How the states have become "Laboratories of Autocracy" — and why it's worse than you think 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The two men navigated the terrain in a way that some observers compared to a three-legged race. Farewell, Bob Iger. Disney's Bob Chapek era starts now 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z A batting line-up that, bar Root, has shown similar form to a three-legged horse: "Performances with the bat have been less than what we'd have liked. It has been a challenge." 'Nothing would compare to win in Australia' 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z In another field, Toby, a three-legged goat, took lettuce and butternut squash from visitors. How a one-legged turkey and her friends in Virginia were saved from the dinner plate 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z After her shift, she went home and went straight to bed, curling up with her three-legged pug, Pearl. 48 hours to live: An Oklahoma hospital’s rush to find an ICU bed for a covid patient “It’s a pretty straightforward message,” she added, likening the dynamic to a three-legged stool. News analysis: U.S. expands fight against Central American corruption. Will it stem immigration? 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z On one of my bicycle outings, I met a three-legged fox. A pandemic constitutional in pictures 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Pierce is one the Yugo’s more assertive fans, who defend the car’s reputation with the overprotective affection usually reserved for pet cats that go blind and three-legged dogs. They Love the Car That People Love to Hate 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Armed with overwhelming support from residents, the advocacy group developed a three-legged strategic plan — starting with a national education campaign. ‘It’s not a local issue anymore’: D.C. statehood moves from political fringe to the center of the national Democratic agenda 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z The three-legged dog — injured by a car on Interstate 95 — was a rescue awaiting a permanent home. Perspective | When naming their pets, some dog and cat owners look to history 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Doud said four explosives technicians will set the explosive charges at one leg of each three-legged tower. Demolition of Bethesda radio towers will take a piece of history, rare open space 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z A three-legged bearded dragon named Cupcake also seems content basking in the sweltering heat. Perspective | Fuzzy and furry animals aren’t the only ones helping people through the pandemic. So, too, are scaly and spiky ones. 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z From afar, it looks like a three-legged race. World’s fastest blind athlete and his running partner try to stay in sync as they remain apart 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan called it a three-legged stool: economic libertarians, social conservatives and national security hawks. Analysis | The Daily 202: Conservative intellectuals launch a new group to challenge free-market ‘fundamentalism’ on the right 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The foreign policy people, this tripartite internal, the three-legged stool they used to call it. Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson: "F**king hating" Trump is the key to winning in 2020 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z "Tyrannies are three-legged beasts," she wrote: There is the tyrant, his supporters and the society as a whole. Impeachment as a struggle to save democracy — from the pathological cult of Donald Trump 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Like two people in a three-legged race, when one electron hops from the metal to the superconductor, it must bring a “buddy” with it. Quirky Quantum Tunneling Observed 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z In Bonita Springs, a three-legged gator followed a woman home from a golf course and reportedly “stared inside for hours.” Giant alligator spotted walking down Florida street: ‘Never a dull moment’ 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Stella Belikiewicz, 37, a Harlem resident who was on her way to work at a Long Island City costume shop with her three-legged rescue dog, questioned whether he had the charisma to make it. Heckles, Support, Shrugs: New Yorkers on de Blasio’s Presidential Bid 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z A three-legged gator followed a woman home from a golf course in Bonita Springs and reportedly "stared inside for hours." 'Friendly' alligator wanders onto Florida Air Force base, lounges on runway 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But Mr. Shelby has consistently likened the negotiations to a “three-legged stool,” meaning that lawmakers have to come up with something acceptable to the House, the GOP-led Senate, and the White House. Congress prepared to split town with no deal on disaster aid 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z One of the three legs of Obamacare’s “three-legged stool” — the individual mandate for people to carry health insurance — was also featured in a health reform proposal once promoted by the conservative Heritage Foundation. Opinion | If the GOP built their ideal health-care system . . . it’d be Obamacare 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z A walnut-smashing contest and a three-legged race followed later down the road. Where Kale Is King (at Least, When It’s Stewed in Schmaltz and Bacon) 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Later, in an interview, he would describe the move as the first piece of “a three-legged stool” that got him the team. Robert Kraft, who helped build Patriots into dynasty, finds himself at center of scandal 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Republican negotiators who attended the briefing said the officials were clear in advocating for a comprehensive, “three-legged” approach involving barriers, technology and personnel. Democrats signal openness to border barriers as second government shutdown looms 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The three-legged InSight spacecraft reached the surface after being slowed by a parachute and braking engines, the space agency said. NASA spacecraft lands on Mars after six-month journey 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The three-legged lander sent confirmation of its landing, on Elysium Planitia, at 11:54 a.m. local time in mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Touchdown! Mars InSight lander reaches red planet 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z About 500 people, including ethnic Uighurs but also pro-Tibet demonstrators, marched through Geneva before holding a boisterous, colorful rally at Geneva's landmark three-legged chair outside the U.N. offices. China dismisses criticism about mass detentions at UN 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z As the musicians played, their melodies, rhythms and tones were interpreted by 1,494 light-emitting diodes of ever-changing color encircling the three-legged, 60-foot concrete structure in vertical arrays. After decades of silence, L.A.'s Triforium becomes the 'pipe organ of light' its creator meant it to be — for three nights - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Think of this process as a “three-legged race,” says Kim Cooper, a cell and developmental biologist at the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the study. How Mammals Maintain Symmetry during Development 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z “It’s a three-legged race with the contestants going in opposite directions.” Trump Opens His Arms to Russia. His Administration Closes Its Fist. 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z The other two branches in our famous “three-legged stool” of a constitutional system, the Executive and the Legislative, are elected by voters. The white people’s court 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z In any case, however fond he is of the three-legged stool, Martin may have to think soon of a different item of furniture. How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The three-legged stool of the new Republican majority is a pro-citizen immigration policy, a pro-worker economic policy and a foreign policy that rejects moral imperialism and its concomitant foreign wars. Opinion | If There’s a Red Wave Election in 2018, This Will Be Why 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z At some summer camps, the boys and girls will be skipping the campfire songs and three-legged races. What I Did at Summer Camp: Stocks and Personal Finance! 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The deputy librarian's three-legged cat Jasper has been entertaining students at the Marshall Library of Economics for several years. Animals help relieve uni students' stress 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Even three-legged dogs compete, said Mr. Corona, who runs a dog-boarding business near Austin. A Competitive Team Sport. For Your Dog. 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z In conversation, Martin uses many homespun metaphors, but his favourite is that of the three-legged stool. How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z If all goes well, the three-legged InSight will descend by parachute and engine firings onto a flat equatorial region of Mars – believed to be free of big, potentially dangerous rocks – on 26 November. Nasa launches InSight spacecraft to explore the insides of Mars 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Think of a three-legged stool where you make one leg longer and the other two shorter. The Case for the "Self-Driven Child" 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z On the surface, the quarterback matchup was more lopsided than a three-legged table. Eagles Hold Off the Patriots to Win Their First Super Bowl 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Ronald Reagan’s so-called “three-legged stool” united a coalition of ideologically distinct groups – national security conservatives, social conservatives and fiscal conservatives – to pursue a single set of policies. The Republicans are now the party of identity politics | Lucia Graves 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z What if, due to Metro’s falling ridership, one “leg” of the three-legged stool collapsed? the judges asked. Metro’s decline becomes central legal question in Purple Line lawsuit appeal 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z “Our job is to be as discriminating as we can in identifying these three-legged stool businesses and to be discriminating in what we pay for them,” Mr. Neff said. Focused Bets on Growth Propel Three Stock Funds 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Yes, Seattle has a large horse farm tucked into its city limits, complete with dozens of stables, a riding arena, gardens and even a resident three-legged cat that sometimes rides the horses. Horse farm tucked into corner of Seattle may be destined for housing development 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z “So I contacted the school bus driver and I said, ‘You didn’t see a three-legged horse. 3-legged horse thriving after getting prosthesis 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z If there’s a three-legged stool to the GOP now its legs are all of a piece: whiteness, wealth and masculinity. The Republicans are now the party of identity politics | Lucia Graves 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z “People have no money and are living in blighted conditions and in a dysfunctional family setting, violence is going to occur. If we address that three-legged stool, we’ll see a reduction in violence,” she said. As homicides increase, Kansas City grasps for answers, help 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z And second, he had a run-in with "Tripod" -- the three-legged gator at TPC Louisiana -- during the Zurich Classic that went viral. Jerry Kelly starts fund to help cancer-stricken PGA Tour rules official involved in infamous Tiger Woods Masters drop - Golf Digest 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Other trends noted in the analysis were “bottle flip” and “fidget spinner”, the three-legged spinning top that has become this summer’s playground essential. Boggle Trump to Trumplestiltskin: Donald inspires new children's slang 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z New owners will need about 45 minutes to carefully assemble the three-legged, stainless-steel container with a 18-inch-tall smokestack before inserting the included cordierite stone baking board. Father’s Day Gift Guide: Outdoor tech gadget ideas 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z “Choosing a remodeler is like choosing a three-legged stool based on time, cost and quality,” Bowers says. When your home no longer meets your needs, renovating — instead of moving — may be your best bet 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Her grandmother supported them by taking in laundry from detectives, police officers and businessmen, washing their white shirts in a black three-legged pot and hanging them on a line. Basing Life on What You Can Afford 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Since the end of World War II, American Jewish identity has rested on a three-legged stool. Opinion | The Trump-Netanyahu alliance forces American Jews to make an anguishing choice 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z As many have pointed out, income taxes are already the shortest leg of the three-legged stool in Nebraska’s tax structure. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The creatures — which purportedly go to war in three-legged fighting machines — may see our planetfall on their home as a preemptive invasion. The hidden dangers of life on Mars 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It issues its own bank notes; flies a flag with a distinctive, three-legged symbol; and takes pride in its world-famous TT motorbike races. Isle of Man, Flourishing in Britain’s Shadow, Faces Pivotal Vote 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z So this war has been a three-legged stool, but only two legs are poised to enter a truce, and only one is subject to regulation and oversight. Aching for Peace, but Also Justice, Colombians Weigh Deal With FARC 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z In recent years, the process has more often resembled a three-legged sack race where stumbles and falls are the rule. South Carolina editorial roundup 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The crowd sat on wooden bleachers that looked like they were pulled from the set of the movie “Hoosiers,” while students competed in three-legged races, sack races and other games. School holds shrinking Colorado town together 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z And beyond that, it’s just a distilled, very straightforward presentation of Google’s best — albeit with the major issue of everything running like a three-legged donkey with a bad attitude. Moto G4 Plus review: no 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z “They also turn the three-legged retirement stool — Social Security, personal savings and retirement savings — into a four-legged stool by adding paid work.” Nonprofit Work After Retirement? Maybe You Can Make It Pay 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z There is the white ash bench handmade by Jessica Wickham, its contours shaped by the log it was built from, and Christopher Kurtz’s three-legged redwood writing desk that evokes flowing liquid. Dorsky Museum Highlights Works That Elevate the Mundane Into Art 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z When our current retirement system was conceived after World War II, during the years when Howard and Jean came of age, the foundation for old-age security was understood as a “three-legged stool.” The sharing economy will screw us all — and it’s retirement we have to be really worried about 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Hundreds of supporters of the Dalai Lama, some waving Tibetan flags, rallied at the giant three-legged chair landmark outside the U.N. as he attended the packed-house conference nearby at Geneva's Graduate Institute. The Dalai Lama got almost as near as he could to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, but even proximity was too close for comfort for China 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Myers took part in a three-legged race, pulling one of the Filipino staff people along with him. The Man Who Made Millions off the Afghan War 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Rubio’s team describes his message not as scattered, but as based on Ronald Reagan’s “three-legged stool” with conservative approaches to economic, social and national security policy. Rubio has a late-bloomer strategy in GOP presidential race 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Rubio's team describes his message not as scattered, but as based on Ronald Reagan's "three-legged stool" with conservative approaches to economic, social and national security policy. Rubio is betting Republican voters across the political spectrum will ultimately coalesce behind his candidacy in a state-by-state slog for delegates 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “It felt like a three-legged stool, and now one of the legs is gone.” Final Note for Crossroads Music, a Local Hangout in Amagansett 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z Father Afulo pointed to a number of melded practices in Kenya: some priests receive a three-legged stool when they are ordained in deference to traditions for village elders. In Africa, A Booming Catholic Church, and Growing Pains, to Greet Pope Francis 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The trade, called a conversion, involves opening a "three-legged" complex options strategy by taking a long position in the stock, selling call options, and buying put options. GE options volume surges on Synchrony swap 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The animal that zoo officials believe bit the woman is named Mai, an 18-year-old, three-legged Malayan tiger, according to the New York Times. Three-legged tiger bites woman who broke into Nebraska zoo to pat it 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z But the next day, Mr. Dey saw a second gigantic figure, the three-legged, swastikalike form with curlicue tips, about 300 feet in diameter. NASA Adds to Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Earthworks 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The SpaceIL probe is a three-legged machine roughly the size of a dishwasher. Why Google and Israel Are Heading to the Moon 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z It no longer limps along like a three-legged turtle. OS X El Capitan Review: A Free Tune-Up for Your Mac 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Others bounce back quickly — like Zephyr, a three-legged husky who is the inspiration for a children’s book that Vinter is creating. Sled Dog Sanctuary: Second life for abandoned huskies 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Using 3D printers, roboticists have designed a three-legged mechanical critter with a squishy exterior and a rigid interior that is more durable, safe, and adaptable than the strictly rigid variety. Video: A robot that hops like a frog 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z All you need are a few silly things like eggs and spoons and pillowcases to do a three-legged race. 4 Cheap and Fun Summer Activities 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Make sure your growth strategy passes the ‘three-legged’ test. Three-Legged Growth Strategies For Second-Stage Entrepreneurs 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Two weeks before she died, Jayla Rodriguez stood outside Big Bat’s convenience store in Pine Ridge and agonized over a three-legged dog that hobbled by. Reservations seek answers, action after fatal dog attacks 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z The basis of photojournalism is like a three-legged stool: first photograph, then caption and publish. Fact and Fiction in Modern Photography 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z As far as Washington is concerned, the relationship rests on a three-legged stool. Little Britain 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Things are not much better in the area of economics, the second part of the three-legged stool that described the issues of importance to the Reagan coalition. Ted Cruz's 2016 Challenge: Reassembling the Tattered Reagan Coalition 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Critics have decried the pasty, three-legged structures as eyesores, but park officials say they provide a "moonlit glow" and prevent light from bleeding into the sky at night. After 2 years of construction, Maggie Daley Park opens 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Community rating, the individual mandate, and the premium subsidies form the legs of ObamaCare’s “three-legged stool.” Grubergate Part 2: Gruber Admits ObamaCare Is One Giant Deception From Beginning To End 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z World Press Photo also relies on the principle of the three-legged stool in accepting entries for the competition. Fact and Fiction in Modern Photography 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z This carefully designed three-legged stool of deception was crafted to achieve the greatest deception of all: that Obamacare “would support and sustain the employer-based system, not erode it.” Obamacare's Three-Legged Stool of Deception Regarding Employer Health Plans 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The team must make sure to release the three-legged lander, named Philae, at exactly the right time and speed because they have no way of controlling it on its seven-hour descent. Moment of truth in Europe's 10-year mission to explore a comet 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z We live amid a sea of killer chairs: adjustable, swivel, recliner, wing, club, chaise longue, sofa, arm, four-legged, three-legged, wood, leather, plastic, car, plane, train, dining and bar. Sitting in Chairs Most of the Day Can Kill You, But a Little Standing Can Bring Back Your Health 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Sunday’s game highlighted three players who epitomize the Nats’ solid three-legged foundation. Nationals’ success during stars’ down years shows team will contend for years to come This foundation for our American citizenship is a three-legged platform upon which each of your individual success and wellbeing rests. Frank Blethen: When we fail to educate our children we are destined for failure 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The three-legged tower was not without its critics. D.C.’s tallest tower is named for a former police officer and has a secret Jesus fish built into its design The ancient Maya believed it was caused by a cosmic jaguar swallowing the Moon; the Chinese agreed—except that it was three-legged toad doing the swallowing. Goodnight, Moon: Why the Lunar Lights Will Go Out Tonight 2014-04-14T15:51:14Z But he’s bellied up to the Tea Party and pulled up the three-legged stool of traditional conservatism to make his appeal. Tea Party’s great dunce-off: How Ted Cruz is quietly kicking Rand Paul’s butt 2014-04-07T11:44:00Z Too often, Bowlsby said, a proposal that starts off looking like a “thoroughbred racehorse” ends up “looking like a three-legged camel that really doesn’t serve anybody’s interests or needs.” N.C.A.A. Planning to Address Benefits for Some of Its Players, Officials Say 2014-04-07T02:37:58Z When building Obamacare, liberal health wonks often referred to the law's design as a "three-legged stool" - regulations, subsidies and a mandate. Is the tide turning for Democrats? 2014-04-03T20:46:18Z My three-legged dog, imagine him getting bit by a snake.” Sweetwater Journal: Rattlesnake Wranglers, Armed With Gasoline 2014-03-30T23:44:32Z Caleb found a way to participate in nearly all of the physical activities, including the three-legged race, for which an extra “leg” was attached to his walker. Eaton fifth-graders mark graduation with a special send-off 2013-06-23T21:48:47Z But for virtually all, it has become a three-legged race that is impossible to win alone. 7 Traits of True Leaders 2013-06-04T12:30:00Z For decades, Republicans have talked about their three-legged stool–the coalition assembled by Ronald Reagan that has defined their party ever since: economic conservatives, social conservatives and defense conservatives. The Sequester Wobbles the GOP's 'Three-Legged Stool' 2013-02-20T21:05:43Z It's the three-legged stool of Obamacare maintenance - and it may be harder to support than Democrats expect. Is the tide turning for Democrats? 2014-04-03T20:46:18Z As someone else observed, it's hard to win if you're in a three-legged race. Boot up: WhatsApp privacy bust, iOS parents, H.265 comes closer, and more 2013-01-30T06:30:00Z From Hamsters to Wizards, Weirdness That Succeeded THE advertising business is like a proverbial three-legged stool, supported by agencies, the media and marketers. Advertising: From Hamsters to Wizards, Weirdness That Succeeded 2012-10-04T00:28:07Z She as, "a bit like doing the three-legged race but attached by your hands rather than your feet". 10 things you need to know about the Paralympics 2012-08-28T09:35:10Z Actually, to be truly symbolic of Belfast 2012, the Olympic relay ought to have included a three-legged pairing of Sinn Féin and DUP ministers, by turns bickering and whispering in one another's ears. Olympic torch route, day 16: a journey that reflects Belfast's path to peace 2012-06-03T05:00:01Z Somehow missing the cut: three-legged race, coins in the straw and red rover. Girardi had plenty of time to work on being a captain 2012-05-28T01:39:04Z I have a friend who considers Kentucky "the land of the three-legged dogs." Louisville vs. Kentucky rivalry shows its true colors this week 2012-03-29T04:24:04Z It had often been claimed that three-legged centre-tables alone would respond to our manipulations. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Some incense smoldered in a three-legged brazier, giving out its peculiar and drowsy smell. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z It consists first of a three-legged table, braced so as to be exceedingly stiff. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The President has a three-legged energy stool: increasing production, expanding renewables and raising efficiency. Despite GOP Claims, High Gas Prices Are Not Obama's Fault 2012-03-20T12:05:00Z He came for a visit once, and when I took him on a sightseeing tour, the first thing he saw was a man walking a three-legged dog. Louisville vs. Kentucky rivalry shows its true colors this week 2012-03-29T04:24:04Z At this moment the proprietor of the caf� came forth, carrying a three-legged stool and a brazier filled with hot coals. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z "Or 'twill be up with you--on the three-legged horse!" Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Portia, seating herself on a three-legged stool, told what she knew. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z When the structure was ready they covered it with red cloth, and placed upon it a three-legged chair and by the side of the chair leaned a bright round headsman's sword. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The three-legged dog always trumps my best effort. Louisville vs. Kentucky rivalry shows its true colors this week 2012-03-29T04:24:04Z Perched above him was a robot, with arms like a three-legged spider. Remote-control surgery grows despite inconclusive evidence 2012-03-05T14:52:03Z You know, back when buyout firms believed they could take a three-legged ox private—and at a multiple of eight times cash flow. Risk On: Was 2008 Just a Bad Dream? 2012-02-27T00:19:55Z Next the door I found a trio or quartet of three-legged stools, fixed one into the other, and nearest them a harpsichord,—a very harpsichord with crooked legs. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z And there is one still living--chiefly on the fact--who once was last in a three-legged race in double harness with a Duke. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z At this date a couple of chests, as many stools, a bundle of old spears and a heavy three-legged table made up, with some dingy, tattered hangings, the whole furniture of the chamber. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z All at once she flung aside her mop, and demanded to be raised from the three-legged stool in the scullery to the da�s whereon her wicked sister sat. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z They usually left behind them a broom, or three-legged stool, which, properly charmed and placed in bed, assumed a likeness to themselves until they returned, and prevented suspicion. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z The pence he laid on the three-legged stool, by the side of the matches, the halfpenny he put for safety into his mouth. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z Long jumps, high jumps, handicaps, sack-races, three-legged races—she was ready to compete in all, and, to her delight, won several prizes, while Bobby, too, gained his share of laurels. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z His companion was younger, and, when he had stepped out he lifted after him a long, three-legged instrument, of the kind Roger had often seen surveyors use. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z There was a three-legged, rickety table in the center of the room, and about this the conspirators—for such they were—were gathered. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z It had a small fireplace just large enough for the glue-pot it was constructed for, and boasted one three-legged old deal table, hardly large enough to eat a meal from. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z There was a wood fire burning up a tumble-down chimney in the middle, and they fetched me a little three-legged stool to sit on. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Hel is identical with death, and in times of pestilence is supposed to ride about on a three-legged horse and strangle people. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Then Shireen looked about her from the seat she had taken, namely, a high three-legged stool. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Probably she did not see him as he dropped wearily down on a three-legged stool opposite. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The bolts were pushed back, the latch clicked, the door swung open, and Mrs. Mawhood, whose bulk, but little reduced by Newgate fare, was soon to test severely the three-legged tenement, occupied the portal. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z These she threw into a three-legged pot, adding to the meat already there a pinch or two of salt and pepper, and then bestirred herself towards the cookies of Boer meal baking among the embers. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A table, an old chair, a three-legged stool and a box constituted the remaining furniture. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Before the fire is a small, round, three-legged table; beside it a tall, straight-backed chair. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z There's a lot of old things in our garret," said Mabel; "three-legged tables, and chairs with the seats worn out. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z It’s a three-legged stool — mandatory buy-in, insurance reform rules, and government subsidies to help people afford to buy in. Paul Ryan, in a Major Speech, Proposes Universal Health Coverage via Tax Credits 2011-09-28T14:43:04Z The common question as to why a three-legged stool stands firmly, while a four-legged table often does not, will add some interest at this point. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z There he sits now on a little three-legged stool by the wayside. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z He opens his volume of sermons and seats himself by a little three-legged table near the fire. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Ann put down her sheet and went to the fireplace, and with the tip of her coarse, gaping shoe she pushed some burning embers under a three-legged pot on the stone hearth. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z A table was made from a slab of wood with four legs driven into auger holes; some three-legged stools were made of like material. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z What came over him this day I know not, but he sat on his three-legged stool with a very gloomy face, grumbling and growling until I could endure it no longer. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z Then they sent more strangers with chains and three-legged toys to measure these off correctly for us. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z The youth handed over his three-legged steed to the Groom, mounted the other, and rode away at the head of the troop. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z His foot came in contact with a three-legged stool in the darkness, and he recognized it as an old friend and drew it to the head of her bed and sat down. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Parents named me that after they found me organizing three-legged races in the hospital nursery before they brought me home. And now, a pregame word from Pete Carroll 2011-09-11T00:43:06Z The room itself looked like an hypertrophied law office, of which the principal features were papers and presses, three-legged stools, calf-bound folios, and cobwebs. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z We worked—some of us with the chains and three-legged toys—some at the ditches, every way we could, for now we needed a new thing—something of which we had before known nothing, money. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z ‘Take back your charger and your troop, and give me back my three-legged steed.’ Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z "Be seated there," said she to Philippe, pointing to a three-legged stool that stood in the corner of a huge chimney-place of carved stone, though there was no fire on the hearth. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z A couple of bustling heydukes brought forward a little three-legged table, covered with a fine linen cloth, and placed it behind the armchair of the Starosta. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Gowan was sitting over the fire on a three-legged rough-wood stool, head in hands and elbows on knees, with the odd jets of flame lighting up his solemn old face and shaggy brown beard. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Cooking went on at a great rate, and the whole town smelt of belated plum-puddings, and hams bubbling in three-legged pots. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z His request was granted, and he rode his three-legged steed home. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z A certain three-legged boy, "the favorite of applauding thousands," tried to enlist for the war, but was rejected because he broke up a pair of shoes. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Each had drawn up one of the three-legged, rattan stools which are so common in the Philippines and they were seated one on each side of her. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z There could be no mistake about those big splayed footprints, and in about two minutes Snarleyow was getting a first-class hammering, with his head tied inside the three-legged pot for a lesson. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z A fire near by had a three-legged pot upon it which gave up a smell of stew; and another fire had a large kettle boiling over it from a tripod. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Joan, the little daughter of the hurer, sat on a three-legged stool in the corner of her father’s shop, nursing her baby. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Estelle sat herself down on a three-legged stool by the side of the still smouldering fire, and gazed into the pile of ashes on the hearth. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The seats were a couple of three-legged stools, a block or two of wood, and an empty keg. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z But Jim—only Jim—sat on his rough three-legged stool, elbows on knees and hands clasped together, staring intently into the coals. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Take a sack, a three-legged, and an obstacle race, throw in a game of blind-man's buff, in which you are the blind man, and you will have some faint idea of our difficulties. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The owner of a three-legged bearish spread initiated back on May 24 – when shares in Vertex were trading around $56.09 – is now holding a far more valuable position. Bull Banks On BofA Upside, Stampedes Into August Puts And Calls 2011-06-09T19:11:34Z As a possible mayoral candidate in 2013, he is to long shots what a three-legged horse is to the Preakness Winner’s Circle. Gotham: Confession and Apology, Long and Late 2011-06-07T01:34:11Z "Right you are, comrade!" returned the other, seating himself before the door on a three-legged stool he found in a corner. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Den us had three-legged skillets what set right over de coals for frying and sech like. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z He closed the door against a reproachful sunrise, and, sitting on a little three-legged stool, he told me the story. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Today, with the value of the calls crumbling and the price for bearish put options soaring, buying the same three-legged position requires $5.15 in premium per contract. Bull Banks On BofA Upside, Stampedes Into August Puts And Calls 2011-06-09T19:11:34Z A three-legged stool stood before the fire-place; and with all his wealth of rickety furniture, this was probably the sole article which the harbor-master used. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Hommy was squatting on a low three-legged stool, with his fiddle at his shoulder, playing vigorously and singing as he played. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z For chairs there were the same kind of three-legged stools, made by smoothing the flat side of a split log, and putting sticks into auger-holes underneath. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z —An amplification of the above, the milkmaid of course sitting on a three-legged stool. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z There was scarcely an article of furniture within the room, save a three-legged stool and a bed. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z There were cushions in their rude arm chairs, and awkward little three-legged footstools were placed in front of them. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z I found six of the Gudgeon children sitting on three-legged stools, huddled round a miserable fire, the door locked to prevent their running out into the snow. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Another diversion which he always took care to organise was the three-legged race for boys. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z She took the pail on her arm and went in search of the three-legged stool. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z In a large room called the drawing-room, where the plaster was crumbling down from the ceiling bit by bit, there stood, among three-legged tables and threadbare arm-chairs, many an exquisite antique. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Under the window was usually a wooden table covered with green baize, a three-legged stool, a cupboard, and nails for hat and coat. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z To swear is to cuss bad word. in a bar, a barred-up room. deeble-a-bup, the sound of the three-legged horse's step. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z The famous three-legged race had just been run. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z It upset the milk-pail, three-legged stool, Queen Grumpy and all, and frightened the poor old queen half out of her wits. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z Hanging over it is a three-legged pot, in which boil the "praties" for the "boys'" dinners, who will be coming home presently from their work. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Creak, creak, went the mangle, clatter went the cups, and in less than ten minutes the two were seated at a little round three-legged table enjoying tea and talk. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z Hand is used for arm in the same way. itty-itty-hap, imitating the halting gait of the three-legged horse. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z Certainly, this has been foreign turf for Republicans, with their sturdy three-legged stool of a governing philosophy: low taxes, strong defense, traditional values. Telling It like It Is 2011-02-17T05:30:00Z He had long white hair, and a long red nose, and a long green coat; and this was all he had in the world, except a three-legged stool, a large iron kettle, and a cook. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z The little lady turned up her nose as she surveyed the room, where the smoke still lingered and the broken pipe and the three-legged chair encumbered the floor. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Now, bringing out the pot, he set it on a three-legged stool. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z In the middle of the room stood a rough, massive table, darkened and polished by daily use, and some three-legged stools around it. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He accordingly went to the beach, and soon collected timber, from which he selected pieces with which he meant to try to form a table and three-legged stool. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z The little old man sprang up from the three-legged stool, and flung his arms around the traveller’s neck. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z The priestess, a young woman called a pythia, from the python slain by Apollo, sat over this opening on a three-legged seat, or tripod, and answered the questions brought to her. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z He says animations help him picture how a particular three-legged protein called clathrin functions within the cell. Where Cinema and Biology Meet 2010-11-17T20:32:00Z He said the Deepwater Horizon had taken a “three-legged stool” approach to leadership, dividing responsibilities among the captain, the offshore installation manager and the well site leader, leaving nobody entirely in charge of safety. BP Testifies on Blowout Preventer 2010-08-25T20:47:00Z The boss drove his three-legged dog to the forest. The Three Tradesmen 2010-06-17T11:00:00Z In Arkansas, the two-term Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln is struggling to survive a well-funded primary challenge so that she can limp into the general election as wounded as a three-legged underdog. Stuck In the Middle: Can Blanche Lincoln Survive a Democratic Challenge? 2010-05-14T08:55:00Z She forgot to help her mother clear away the breakfast dishes, and sat on the three-legged stool in the corner quite by herself, with her face to the wall. Some Little People Some tell us that the trivet is a three-legged thing and must therefore necessarily stand firm, while we know by experience that a four-legged article will not always do so. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources It is wonderful how much can be done with a three-legged iron pot and some gorse to burn under it. The School by the Sea He had made arrangements, along with his lovely wife, to see their sons, to dine with friends, to visit his dentist and to take to the veterinarian their old three-legged dog. The Three Tradesmen 2010-06-17T11:00:00Z Near the left settle is a three-legged table set with teapot, cups and saucers for two, a plate of bread and butter, a plate of jam, and a creamer. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors And the three-legged, eight-armed natives were right at the top of this screwy utopia, lords of it all. Problem on Balak Bro sat down on a three-legged stool, the only approach to a chair in the room, and looked at him; one hand, in the pocket of his old, shrunk linen coat, was touching a letter. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Their camp cookery would have to be even more simple than ours, for they had not yet discovered the use of metals, so could not have a three-legged cauldron. The School by the Sea It contained nothing but a three-legged wooden stool, and an ancient box or coffer, apparently of iron, secured with a heavy padlock. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne No gold or silver glitters in the modern adytum, or editor's room, and the tripod from which we distribute our afflatus to the compositors is a wooden three-legged stool, unpainted and uncushioned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 There were little three-legged benches waiting about in the corners; but by the bedside sat the great work of art in the camp, a rocking-chair made of elk horns. First Fam'lies of the Sierras A three-legged stool makes a courser both slow and noisy. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion As a finishing touch, he made some furniture for it—a crude table and two three-legged stools. By Right of Conquest A Novel A letter from home was worth many skyrockets or three-legged races to us. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Near the King's throne a small gilded three-legged stool. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 We walked through the big dark kitchen where the old three-legged pot towered large on the hearth, and the old spits and firedogs still kept their ancient place. Man and Maid That little sissy, that used to have to stand on a three-legged stool to turn the stirabout, grown like she has? The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Around the table were seats as miscellaneous in quality as was the service; there were three-legged stools, stumpy logs of wood set on end, one very large stone, and one elegant piano chair. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" There was no floor to the Lincoln's log cabin and no furnishings but a few three-legged stools and a bed made of wooden slats fastened together with pegs. The Child's Book of American Biography There was very little furniture in the room; an old three-legged round bedroom table and two or three rush bottom chairs, a bedroom candlestick, and a tallow dip. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant I slept on my three-legged stool by the fire, The speckled cat slept on my knee; We never thought to enquire Where the brown hare might be, And whether the door were shut. The Wild Swans at Coole So the herald bade Cinderella sit down on a three-legged stool in the kitchen, and himself put the slipper on her pretty little foot, which it fitted exactly. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women Around the table were placed two three-legged stools of the roughest manufacture, and one piano chair of the most finished workmanship, of carved rosewood and cut velvet. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" And then a stroll on the crowded, well-lighted boulevards, and a bock at the café there, at a little three-legged marble table right out on the genial asphalt pavement, still talking nineteen to the dozen. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The besoms and three-legged stools took the right form of the women, and prevented a too early discovery. Witch Stories He squats by the fire On his three-legged stool, When all in the house With slumber are full. Down-Adown-Derry A Book of Fairy Poems The double three-legged gravity escapement, which was first used in the Westminster clock, is shown in fig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Four square walls of rough-hewn logs, unrelieved by ornament or picture; a bunk, a sheet-iron camping stove, one or two three-legged stools, and a small table filled the room, dimly lighted by one feeble candle. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon The butler had set the little tray with the coffee and three cups on a small three-legged table. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome "Take a divan, uncle," he said airily, pushing a three-legged stool toward his guest. Stories of the Foot-hills Then he went up to the three-legged small table and took from the drawer two sealed envelopes, and a small object which he put into his pocket, but the envelopes he left on the table. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy “The three-legged race is what I’m dying to see,” Amy declared. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted On the floor, which was of adobe, and therefore hard and smooth as cement, were five three-legged stools and a table, all crude and evidently shaped out of saplings from the grove. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Then Aunt Hannah came out from the barn, carrying in one hand a glistening tin pail filled with foaming milk, and in the other the three-legged stool. Aunt Hannah and Seth A substitute for this is the three-legged race, run by two boys. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes You make a three-legged crawl of it; keep to the tall grass and hug the ground like a snake. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Leave off shaving my new gate, then, and don't think I'm going to trust a hundred and eighty-five solid flesh to a three-legged stool. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Don't get one of the various three-legged folding easels which cost about seventy-five cents or a dollar. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors "Is there anything more for me to do?" he asked, as Aunt Hannah came out of the house with the three-legged stool and the glistening tin pail. Aunt Hannah and Seth A somnolent fat man, bulging, like a feather-bed, on a three-legged stool, dozed 336 at the receipt of custom, with a deal table and a bowl of sixpences before him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Some newspapers make specialties of freak news, such as odd actions of lightning, three-legged chickens, etc. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Mooly cow, mooly cow, Whisking your tail The milkmaid is waiting, I say, with her pail; She tucks up her petticoats, Tidy and neat, And places the three-legged Stool for her seat. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 “Yer hurt, bub?” asked a wrinkled old apple woman, turning round on her three-legged stool, and thrusting her nose inquiringly out of the folds of the old brown shawl, which was wrapped around her head. Happy Days for Boys and Girls When she gave her answers to those who came to consult the oracle, she sat upon a sort of three-legged stool, which was called the sacred tripod. Cyrus the Great Makers of History The king's son immediately wished the attendant should be a three-legged dog, that must always follow him. A Danish Parsonage The guard ran on in the light, and finally stepped forth to a landing no wider than the stairs; where there hung a lantern over a three-legged stool, beyond which was a door. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire Little Biddy Little Biddy O'Toole, on her three-legged stool, Was 'atin' her praties so hot; Whin up stepped the pig, Wid his appetite big, And Biddy got down like a shot. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Here and there floated a cork belt, odd bunches of cotton waste, a strip of carpet, and a wooden three-legged stool. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The three-legged crow in the sun is the counterpart of the three-legged ram-toad in the moon. The Chinese Fairy Book She went to the milk pitcher and drank a deep draught; and then she took a little three-legged stool, and placing it gently by the door, sat down to listen and to wait. A Singer from the Sea Besides the bed at the window, there were another bed, a trunk, a chair, and a three-legged stool. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire We do not want chalets and three-legged stools, cow-bells and buttermilk. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) The great three-legged savage was in the midst of a fierce scrimmage. The Hound From The North There is a three-legged crow in the sun who always wants to get down and eat them. The Chinese Fairy Book Now work your fingers like this–––” Meg sat on the three-legged stool and tried to do exactly as Jud told her. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm There was an upturned box, on which a man might seat himself; and a low three-legged stool which would serve as a table—that was all. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin Often Gerda would step out of her attic window into the balcony, carrying with her a three-legged wooden stool. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales High on a three-legged stool uncushioned, he Sits glowering through his goggles painfully, Nagging his brain with all a grinder's might Till one sounds on the drowsy ear of night. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland "Oh, well," smiled the old man, "I might discuss a three-legged critter with you—once." Old Man Curry Race Track Stories In a corner were some hogsheads of wine, in another small tables with three-legged stools. Rosinante to the Road Again The little girl no longer had to make use of a three-legged milking-stool in order to reach the tub. The Biography of a Prairie Girl Just opposite the door, on a three-legged stool, sat the prisoner. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales The skin of the horse's head made a helmet for the man; and the tail gave him the three-legged appearance. Robin Hood She watched with extraordinary interest the standing of the little three-legged affair upon the ground and the mounting of the small black box upon it. Wild Life on the Rockies In the room downstairs there were a broken-down old squab, two rickety old chairs, and a three-legged table that had to be propped against the wall, and a rusty old poker, with a smoking fire-place. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement In a corner opposite the window stood a rough settle, while on a three-legged stool by the peat fire sat an old woman knitting busily, a collie dog at her feet. Tales From Scottish Ballads The two three-legged stools which you see on each side were made by the woodsmen who built the cabin to use in their camp while the cabin was being erected. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties We found the kettle that they made the boiled dinner in, an enormous three-legged witch-pot, also a number of big iron crane hangers, for swinging vessels above the open fire. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm He greeted his visitors with a smile, and fetched a three-legged stool from his cart for Betty's better accommodation. The Chestermarke Instinct She sat on a three-legged stool, beside a tiny hearth, on which burned a small fire of sticks. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford In this dilemma the Sun goddess sent down the three-legged crow of the Sun** to act as guide. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Now a brandis, as all Cornish folk know, is a three-legged stand made of iron. The Birthright He sat down silently upon a three-legged stool—an old milking-stool—and, putting his hands on his knees, stared into the fire. The Toilers of the Field My pictures are begun and finished often at one sitting, never more than three sittings; and a white umbrella and a three-legged stool are the sum of my studio appointments. Outdoor Sketching Four Talks Given before the Art Institute of Chicago; The Scammon Lectures, 1914 But three-legged stools are uncertain, and he sat him heavily down on the rushes instead. A Warwickshire Lad The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare If you weren't civil, before you knew where you were, you were a three-legged toad or a dew-pond or something. Jonah and Co. The Delphian oracle worked through a woman, who, on certain days, went and sat on a three-legged stool over a hole in the ground in Apollo’s temple. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages He sat down on the three-legged stool that the Beeman offered him, sampled the hot biscuit and the cold drink, and breathed a deep, involuntary sigh of content. The Windy Hill Some rude benches and three-legged stools constituted the furniture. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Do you see that little boy crying because he was knocked down in the three-legged steeplechase. When the Birds Begin to Sing A three-legged machine fitted with a windlass, heaving in the fall from a purchase-block at the summit, much used on shore for mounting and dismounting guns, driving piles, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In the teeth of the wind, like a three-legged automaton, Frank was fighting his way doggedly through the night. Frank of Freedom Hill I am so sorry that I have only one easy chair, but you shall have it to-night, and I will sit on this three-legged stool. A World of Girls The Story of a School Perhaps the most striking result of Professor Keith’s appeal so far has come from the Isle of Man, where a magnificent three-legged skeleton has been discovered in the Caves of Bradda. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 He ordered the men to be tied in couples, the right leg of one to the left leg of his mate, after the fashion of a three-legged race. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys While I was patiently waiting and watching for this opportunity an incident occurred that caused me to form new resolutions and drove the schooner and three-legged island quite out of my head. The Boy Tar Under a small tree beside a tiny stream stood a three-legged cooking-pot, and round it lay three skeletons, with a scattering of shrapnel bullets to silently tell the story of the tragedy. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland She sat down meekly on her little three-legged stool and, taking up her tiny cup and saucer, sipped some of the cold tea. A World of Girls The Story of a School Get a three-legged stool, by all means, or use an empty soap box to sit on. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 The old kettle was a boiling pot with a bail handle, its modern survivor being the three-legged kettle of the gipsies, and the boiling pot or fish kettle of the modern household. Chats on Household Curios The three-legged coyote crouched beside him and turned his head sidewise, the right side of his jaws flat on the trap, his teeth sliding along the cold steel and shearing away the frozen flesh. The Yellow Horde The tables or stands sometimes had the form of camp-stools, sometimes were three-legged, but more usually they were furnished with four legs, which occasionally were placed on a sort of platform or stand. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs She was seated upon a rude three-legged stool, which was firmly fixed upon a raised flooring, elevated about three feet from the ground—her face turned towards her judge. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 "The fact is, that when it comes to beating a horse about the head with a three-legged stool, if that horse is going to leave at all, it's time he was off." Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' Their seats were three-legged stools, but the table was bountifully spread. The Three Commanders Here are two Fire Dogs—they are queer, indeed; They seem to come of a three-legged breed. A Phenomenal Fauna A sense of long-outraged justice made him hand Barber the big, black, three-legged, iron kettle that belonged on the back of the cookstove. The Rich Little Poor Boy So he went for a milk pail and trotted off to the barn, where he sat down on his three-legged stool and began milking the Muley Cow. The Tale of Snowball Lamb As he came up with Davy the door of the cab flew open again, and the three-legged stools came tumbling out, followed by a dense cloud of dust. Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' Johnnie Green, carrying a three-legged stool in one hand and a milk pail in the other, stepped alongside her, on her left. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales He caught at the little three-legged stool on which he was wont to take his humble frugal meals. The Dew of Their Youth For furnishings were provided a three-legged stool, a bundle of straw and—the tallow dip. Under the Rose One of those three-legged things for taking photographs! About Peggy Saville A tripod has three feet or legs; as a three-legged table or stool, a three-footed kettle or vase. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois So Johnnie slipped off the three-legged stool and watched while his father sat down and got the rest of the Muley Cow's milk in no time. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales He was seated on the top of a tall three-legged stool, which, to judge from the uneasy and restless motions of its occupant, must have been a peculiarly uncomfortable seat indeed. Fighting the Flames The rims of her spectacles were of tortoiseshell, and she had a huge family Bible on her knee, while her feet rested upon a three-legged stool. The Eagle Cliff As the young ladies entered, conducted by Dermot, she placed two three-legged stools and begged them to be seated, for there was no chair in the hut. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean The fun began mildly with the three-legged races and the business of the greased pig. Laramie Holds the Range She is, in short, a faithful, honest wife: and, “in due time,” the husband must make more “three-legged stools”—for the “tow-heads” have now covered them all! Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States She procured also a small table and four three-legged stools, a similar number of mugs and plates, and a few other inexpensive articles. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse When I spoke of James, his countenance grew sad, and, rising from his three-legged stool, he left the cottage, and did not return for nearly half an hour. Old Jack They are found in every continent, climbing from the three-legged stool in an office, or from any other subordinate position. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century This instrument, by the way — so important for lens makers — consists essentially of a kind of three-legged stool, with an additional leg placed at the centre of the circle circumscribing the other three. On Laboratory Arts Often in the corner of the fireplace there stood a group of trivets, or three-legged stands, of varying heights, through which the exactly desired proximity to the coals could be obtained. Home Life in Colonial Days Milkmaids, bare-legged and wild-haired, ran about distractedly with pails and three-legged stools in their hands, crying, "Lord, guide us!" and "Eh, sirs!" Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Catching a hint of a yarn, I asked if there were many three-legged deer in the bush. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Panic declared itself in every hair, and his usual foolish three-legged amble was exchanged for a pace like that of a greyhound. Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Old Brooks would perch high on his three-legged stool conning over some exercise while his scholars in their rows behind the knife-hewn inky desks hummed like bees upon their tasks. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure In spite of his protests as to me remaining longer, I settled myself on a three-legged stool and with the aid of his fumbling fingers took off my bonnet. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 He hated the three-legged stool, and he used the counting-house quills to write verses with. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North "And what said Mistress Standish anent my going?" asked Myles seating himself upon a three-legged stool and doffing his slouched hat. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims You know that I am very fond of travelling, and that I dislike the idea of taking up my abode on the top of a three-legged stool, either as a lawyer’s or a merchant’s clerk. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Two years had he spent in grinding at its account books, perched on a three-legged stool, and now he found himself suddenly cast loose on the world. Digging for Gold Adventures in California Upon the chair he placed a three-legged stool, and upon the stool an eight-inch block, which latter being an unstable foundation, caused Billy to lose his balance when he got upon it. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn Giles and Basil were successful in a three-legged race, and Martin, to his huge delight, won the sack race for visitors under seven. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story There was absolutely nothing in the hut except a rough board table and a three-legged stool. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive At the fire-place, each on a three-legged stool, sat an elderly man and woman. Rattlin the Reefer The whole was comprised in a table formed of a slab of fir and a couple of three-legged stools. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory As soon as they had gone I closed the door and sat down on the three-legged stool. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler “Aunt, fearing that you might be in want, has sent you something to eat,” said Mary, unpacking her basket, and placing the contents on the three-legged table. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade “Sit down, young gentlemen, sit down, pray,” said Mrs Hodge, offering them some three-legged stools, which she wiped mechanically with her apron. Ernest Bracebridge School Days He entered the hut where they were seated, a little boy carrying a three-legged stool. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Three or four men, seated on casks or three-legged stools, were busily plying their netting-needles, while several others were fast asleep on the bunks. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War At the farther end was a bedstead covered with rough matting, and in the centre a small table, with a three-legged stool. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler I was by his orders accordingly locked up in a cell with iron bars to the windows, a three-legged stool, and a heap of straw in a corner for a bed. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat He filled his pipe and sat down on the only three-legged stool the hut contained, watching his friend seated on a box opposite and the girl passing in and out getting ready the rough meal. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas The woman standing staring at me, I sitting on a three-legged stool, with my elbows on my knees looking steadfastly at her. Recollections of Old Liverpool “Go and join ’em then, you sable son of a three-legged pitch-pot.” King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale He who can sit squarest on a three-legged stool, he it is who has the wealth and glory.’ The Bibliotaph and Other People Indians often talk of clever three-legged foxes in the woods. Winter Adventures of Three Boys Tibble sat on a three-legged stool by him, writing in a crabbed hand, in a big ledger, and Kit Smallbones towered above both, holding in his hand a bundle of tally-sticks. The Armourer's Prentices At that moment I forgot all about the three-legged race, and gave my whole heart up to the issue of this jump. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life Near the fire was a dwarf, round, three-legged table, on which lay a manuscript in a female hand. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best The little three-legged stool would not have been exactly luxurious; but to be stood in the corner with my hands behind me by a person of the feminine gender called Smiley, was really too bad. Tom, Dick and Harry The last night in Polotzk we slept at my uncle's house, having disposed of all our belongings, to the last three-legged stool, except such as we were taking with us. The Promised Land Then sitting down on a three-legged stool, he kindled a bright fire. Heidi (Gift Edition) You may laugh, reader, but it was no joke, that three-legged race. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life The Young Comrade who sat in the corner upon a three-legged stool seemed not to hear the humming. The Marx He Knew “Sit down there, and don’t move till you’re told,” said she, pointing to a little three-legged stool in a corner in the box-room. Tom, Dick and Harry Accompanying her was a pretty maid of honor dressed as a milk maid with a pail in her hand and a three-legged stool under her arm. Molly Brown's Orchard Home The old witch sat on a high three-legged chair in the entry, but before her stood a huge kettle on a big tripod, over a fire that burned without smoke. Roumanian Fairy Tales I hated athletic sports, and detested “three-legged races.” Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life The hunters, therefore, sat for hours upon their three-legged stools, waiting with ever-ready spears. Stories of Birds "Here be a seat fur ye, lad," he said, not without some pride in his tone, as he brought forward a rough three-legged block and placed it for his visitor. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught In a few minutes he had a cheerful fire, and then he untied his little three-legged pot from where it hung from one of the wattles of the roof. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories A three-legged stool, however, is but a treacherous support, and this Jim found to his cost. Chatterbox, 1905. Ah! he was an unsympathetic duffer, and knew nothing of the raptures of winning a three-legged race. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life Then Tatty sat down and wept, and a three-legged stool said: "Tatty, why do you weep?" Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Esaias wrote a very clear, good hand, and soon got a desk and a high three-legged stool in the assessor's office. Essays on Scandinavian Literature He was dumped down on the three-legged stool. The Honour of the Flag The small three-legged stool on the left has been cut from the trunk of a piñon tree in such a manner as to utilize as legs the three branches into which the main stem separated. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 A three-legged stool and a table to match it, But the door of the shanty is always unlatched. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays He nodded and grunted, and motioned to a three-legged stool near the desk. Dixie Hart He withered—this strange, three-legged, voiceless insect—but in his stead arose a beetle. The Moccasin Ranch A Story of Dakota The party system is arranged on the same principle as a three-legged race: the principle that union is not always strength and is never activity. George Bernard Shaw Then I reflected—while he was drawing up the single three-legged stool and sitting down—that in all probability the Little Clean-Up was responsible for the change in him. Branded A three-legged pot, with spherical body, resembling very closely in appearance the common iron cooking pot of the whites. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Here were her images twined with snakes, her doves, the "horns of consecration," the low, three-legged altar-table, and cultus vases. The Sea-Kings of Crete |
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