A new word?

Sat Aug 19 00:43:12 UTC 2006

Which was said--in that preteen world of the late 1950s--to be the manner in which someone (a rabbit rancher?) would dispatch a rabbit . . . .

--Charlie
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>Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:59:01 -0700
>From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: A new word?
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

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>In the preteen world of 1959-60, a "rabbit punch" was delivered with the blade of the stiffened hand to the back of the neck.  A "judo chop," IIRC, was similar.
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>  JL

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