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eddy a movement in a stream of air, water, or other fluid in which the current doubles back on itself causing a miniature whirlwind or whirlpool Eddy Mary Baker. 1821--1910, US religious leader; founder of the Christian Science movement (1866) 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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Between 1 May, when she stepped off the train, and 16 May, when she received Eddy Moore's letter containing the information that he had found her a post as stenographer in the office of Joe Rendal, it had changed Mary Hill quite remarkably. They saw nothing but a strong eddy about three cables' length distant, as if the surface had been violently agitated. Jane and Josie both answered at once and the chatter drifted into a side eddy of fashions. |
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