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Darcy

(James) Les(lie). 1895--1917, Australian boxer and folk hero, who lost only five professional fights and was never knocked out, considered a martyr after his death from septicaemia during a tour of the United States
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darcy

[′där·sē]
(physics)
A unit of permeability, equivalent to the passage of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid of 1 centipoise viscosity flowing in 1 second under a pressure of 1 atmosphere through a porous medium having a cross-sectional area of 1 square centimeter and a length of 1 centimeter.
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"I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation, a charity close to us with Darcy having had a serious heart condition: complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD)." James is doing the marathon for a children's charity.
It portrays Mr Darcy as a duck who wears a very tall top hat, and lives at the edge of Pemberley Park.
Nine of these were drilled at the Darcy Zinc Deposit, four at the Andrew Zinc Deposit, and seven to test for mineralisation along the soil geochemistry anomaly to the north east of the Andrew Deposit.
Darcy was brought to safety, unharmed and reunited with her mum.
It is, therefore, my chief concern in this paper to navigate through various aspects of the love relation between Elizabeth and Darcy, ranging from gaining attention through admiration to love and finally entering the state of matrimony.
Darcy Knapp-Fricks serves in a variety of industries including real estate, investments, cattle production, ranching and self-storage.
Six-year-old Darcy Stone from Rhiwbina, Cardiff, was diagnosed with the disease just days before her third birthday.
BY MICHAEL SCULLY DECLAN DARCY claims Mickey Harte is one of the 'Godfathers' of Gaelic Football management.
The politician launched the astonishing attack on Darcy May, 19, after she had questioned his commitment to part of the constituency.
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