"Rundown" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... only answer so I let it go at that. Billy, the balance of the police force, came in then. I gave him a quick rundown. Either through stupidity or guts he elected to stay, and I was proud of the boy. Ned locked away the latest ...
— Arm of the Law • Harry Harrison
... said quickly. "If I have to stop and give anybody a rundown, we'll have no time to do what has to be done. There are a couple of sources of danger. One is the guard down at the bottom of the stairway. The other is the possible visitor. You get a couple of other young, ambitious fellows and push that guard ...
— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith
... had many dealings with rundown horses, both in the draft and hot blood classes, and Pratts goods have always brought them out ...
— Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry • Pratt Food Co.
... fresh water is all that is necessary. Boys go into the water too often and remain too long. This accounts for the rundown appearance of some boys. The body gives off heat every minute it is in cool water, and also when exposed wet to the breezes, and heat is life. All boys should be encouraged to take a dip before breakfast with a rapid rubdown. Then a good swim in the warm part ...
— Camping For Boys • H.W. Gibson
... the farms in the neighborhood were in a similar rundown condition; that farm work was generally considered unprofitable or uncongenial; and that the boys and girls born in the country usually took the first opportunity to leave the farms, often for harder and less ...
— Hidden Treasure • John Thomas Simpson |
