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Sing Sing: see Ossining Ossining (ŏs`ənĭng), village (1990 pop. 22,582), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled c.1750, inc. ..... Click the link for more information. , N.Y. Sing Sing notoriously harsh state prison at Ossining, New York. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 219] See : Imprisonment How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The prison for the State at Sing Sing is, on the other hand, a model jail. He affirmed that on returning one night from the neighboring village of Sing Sing, he had been overtaken by this midnight trooper; that he had offered to race with him for a bowl of punch, and should have won it too, for Daredevil beat the goblin horse all hollow, but just as they came to the church bridge, the Hessian bolted, and vanished in a flash of fire. |
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