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He knew where Willoughby would be most likely found at this hour -- with cronies at the "Tenderfoot" -- and he meant to discover the boy, and make him confess to Hope the truth.
Keith of the Border Randall Parrish 1890
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"Sugarfoot" (1 episode, 1959)... aka Tenderfoot (UK) - The Giant Killer (1959) TV episode (writer)
Archive 2008-03-01 Chris Perridas 2008
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"Sugarfoot" (1 episode, 1959)... aka Tenderfoot (UK) - The Giant Killer (1959) TV episode (writer)
Antiquarian Weird Tales: Norman A Daniles in Startling Stories Chris Perridas 2008
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_ There are three classes of Girl Scouts, the youngest being the "Tenderfoot," the name given by frontiersmen to the man from the city who is not hardened to the rough life out of doors.
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Here before him was "the man of the East," at whom he had so often scoffed, for the word "Tenderfoot" had, until now, been synonymous with contempt.
The Last Woman Ross Beeckman
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On account of his calm, quiet manner I had hesitated to form an opinion of him at first, but you can rest assured this was a "Tenderfoot" who made good.
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Matthew A. Henson 1888
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"Tenderfoot" as he was, the fact could not escape him that a man in a flannel shirt, with a pistol at his belt, -- and most of the men were thus equipped, -- was more than likely to have a touch of lawlessness about him.
Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Anna Fuller 1884
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The 'Tenderfoot' man, and the cowboys say it served him right.
Dorothy on a Ranch Evelyn Raymond 1876
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"Tenderfoot" ($13.50) is a romantic suspense novel about a young woman who catches the eye of
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010
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"Tenderfoot," at 11 a.m. Saturday7at Stanwood Library.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010
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