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Williams had invented a doohickey that looked like a hat pouncer�a pouncer with plenums and baffles and whirligigs.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the words of a friend, he is "a pouncer and a plunger."

From Time Magazine Archive

Having somewhat recovered from the shock, Mrs MacNeill was busy speculating as to the appearance of the hidden horror, when she heard a breathing, the subtle, stealthy breathing of the secreted pouncer.

From Byways of Ghost-Land by O'Donnell, Elliott