He had never seen a horse race in his life, whereas Busyday was an old-timer and learned at the game, having seen three Handicaps and two Suburbans ran.
He jimmied the timer on the rocket motor so it would fire to the last drop.
In the few seconds after the firing of the prime and before the busy little timer snapped the valves wide open Johnny managed to slip his toes under the jet pedals to avoid accidental firing.
The old-timer suddenly slapped his leg: "By Golly!
Much too fine for an old-timer like me," replied Wade.
Bors aimed the ship according to the calculation Logan had given him, scrupulously setting the breakout timer to the exact figure listed.
Speed up and we'll soon see," suggested Mr. Damon, and Tom shoved the timer over.
Tom decided it was time to make his boat do its best, so he set the timer at the limit, and the spark, coming more quickly, increased the explosions.
Then, adjusting the timer and throttle on the engine and seeing that the gasoline tank was filled, the lad started up his motor.
Then he opened the gasoline cock a trifle more and set his timer forward a few notches to get an earlier spark.
Tom, and he shoved the timer ahead to produce quicker explosions.
He adjusted the timer to get if possible a little more speed out of the boat he had borrowed from Andy, and he paid particular attention to the oiling system.
Anyway, none of the keepers knew me, and this meant a great deal to me; for if I had been recognized as a second-timer I should have had a great deal of extra time to serve.
I gave a different name and pedigree, of course, but the reason I was not known as a second-timer was that I had spent only nine months at Sing Sing on my first term, the remainder having been passed at Auburn.
I had known them on the outside, and they, taking good care not to be seen by the screws (keepers) tipped me off through my prison door to everything in stir which was necessary for a first timer to know.
In the second place they would devise some legal scheme to keep a thirdtimer the rest of his natural days.
Any automobile garage can supply the timer and an old valueless bicycle frame is not hard to find.
The timer is set at such a position that when the vane points directly north, the brush of the timer makes a connection in the middle of a contact.
In place of the forks is attached an eight-cylinder gas engine timer which is slightly altered in such a manner that the brush is at all times in contact, and when pointing between two contacts connects them both.
When the timer is held in this position the brush will make connections with each of the contacts as the vane revolves.
If the vane points in such a direction that the timer brush connects two contacts, two magnets will be magnetized and the needle will point midway between the two lines represented on the dial, thus giving 16 different directions.
The eight wires from the timer contacts connect with the outside wires of the eight magnets separately and the inside wires from the magnets connect with the metal brace which holds the magnets in place.
Then he punched the button that started the timer and waited for the silver spot to come round again.
He kept his eyes on the crosshair of the peeper, one hand over the timer button.
However, I return his stare insolently, with as much of the air of an old timer as I can muster on the spur of the moment.
Well, have one yourself," returned the old-timer grudgingly.
Listens fine," the old-timer commented when the young man had finished.
To the old-timer these difficulties were not dangers at all, because he knew how to meet them easily.
Chapter III The Old-Timer Sits into a Big Game The room into which Dingwell had stepped was as large as a public dance-hall.
And Bettles, another old-timer of standing, had met him at Fort o' Yukon nine years before.
You would have to hunt a long, long time these days before you would find another such old timer as Dad.
The old-timer was his enemy of the river pirates, old Shorty Thunder.
He is nearly as old a timer as Dad himself, and as harmless.
I called about getting a new timer for the projectile fuel-injection system," snapped Barret.
An Old Timer During the midsummer of 1854, James Lynn and William Lynn started across the prairies from Westport, Missouri, to find homes in Kansas.
Since you know this much," the Old Timer went on at last, "you may as well know the rest.
On the night following Newton Mills' great discovery, both the Old Timer and Johnny decided to accompany the others on their squad calls.
The crude logic of the old timer appealed to them all except Garry, who felt that he should take the danger, since Phil had done his share in braving bullets to fix the charge.
In a few minutes the old timer had worked the saw back so that Dick could examine it.
Allen cast one quick glance at the honest, rugged face of the old-timer and made up his mind to trust him.
The old-timer realized that this was Allen's simple philosophy.
The old-timer drew Allen aside and hastily told him the news.
Mebbe he threw that old-timer down the shaft, himself.
Yuh're a whole lot safer naked than if yuh packed a gun," the old-timer warned.
The timer bell rang just then, and for the next several minutes they were busy.
I knew this thing must have a delayed-action timer on it some place—it’s got everything else.
The old timer grasped me firmly by the right hand and held tight while he demanded, as usual, "What name?
The oldtimer reached beneath the counter and produced a strip of cloth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "timer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
