Blackburn-with-darwen
noun
a unitary authority in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop: 139 800 (2003 est). Area: 137 sq km (53 sq miles)
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to make black; darken. to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person’s reputation. to grow or become black. Historical Examples The Metal Monster A. Merritt The Dop Doctor Clotilde Inez Mary Graves Byron Richard Edgcumbe Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease Rookwood William Harrison Ainsworth Choice Cookery Catherine Owen A Cotswold Village J. Arthur Gibbs […]
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