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heaves

(Encyclopedia) heaves, chronic pulmonary emphysema in horses. Heaves is characterized by the disruption of normal lung tissue with resultant loss of the lung's elastic recoil. A forced expiratory…

Brewer's: Dusty

Well, it is none so dusty, or Not so dusty. I don't call it bad; rather smart. Here dusty is the opposite of neat, and neat = spruce. “None so dusty” or “Not so dusty” means therefore, Not…

Dusty Springfield

Name at birth: Mary O'BrienMary O'Brien began singing with a group called The Lana Sisters, then formed the Springfields with her brother. They had a few hits in the U.K., but in 1963 she embarked…

Brewer's: Dusty-foot

(See Pie Poudre.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DutchDusty A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Dusty Springfield Biography

Dusty Springfield(Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)Born: 4/16/1939Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England soulful British singer whose hits included '60s songs “Son of a Preacher Man”…

Dusty Springfield 1999 Deaths

Dusty Springfield(Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)Age: 59 soulful British singer whose hits included '60s songs “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Wishin' and Hopin'.” She was honored by…

thirst

(Encyclopedia) thirst, sensation indicating the body's need for water. Dry or salty food and dry, dusty air may induce such a sensation by depleting moisture in the mucous membranes of the mouth and…

Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, 2006 News

No. 3 official at the CIA, resigned in May amid allegations that he had helped to secure government contracts for companies run by Brent Wilkes, a government contractor who was involved in…

Local Group

(Encyclopedia) Local Group, in astronomy, loose cluster of at least 40 nearby galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Magellanic Clouds. The Local Group is spread…