The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 126
... fighting boomerang and the returning boomerang , which is used for hunt- ing birds , are varieties of throwing clubs . See BOOMERANG . In the more advanced cultures that have more sophisticated methods of hunting and fighting , the club ...
... fighting boomerang and the returning boomerang , which is used for hunt- ing birds , are varieties of throwing clubs . See BOOMERANG . In the more advanced cultures that have more sophisticated methods of hunting and fighting , the club ...
Page 166
... fighting roosters ( gamecocks ) and setting them at each other until one is the acknowledged victor . Con- siderable wagering almost always accompanies any cockfight . Gamecocks are naturally pugnacious . They have been bred for ...
... fighting roosters ( gamecocks ) and setting them at each other until one is the acknowledged victor . Con- siderable wagering almost always accompanies any cockfight . Gamecocks are naturally pugnacious . They have been bred for ...
Page 422
... fighting broke out in the Montmartre district when the regular armies tried to remove cannon from that ict . A central committee proclaimed itself ntrol of Paris and held elections for a revo- lutionary municipal government , the ...
... fighting broke out in the Montmartre district when the regular armies tried to remove cannon from that ict . A central committee proclaimed itself ntrol of Paris and held elections for a revo- lutionary municipal government , the ...
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