roo-o-osh

Updated: May 28, 2025

Jones raises his head; there comes a sound like "Roo-o-osh pht!" then a horrible thud. Jones glares, grasps at nothing with convulsed hands, and rolls sideways with a long shudder. The ball took him in the temple. Serjeant Morrison says, "Now, men, try for that felled log! Double!"

James Runciman - The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions: Joints In Our Social Armour