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Dawks — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin. It is a patronymic of Daw, a pet form of the male given name David. David is a Hebrew name meaning beloved . The earliest known namebearer is the slayer of the giant Goliath, who… … Surnames reference
Scinde Dawk — Infobox RareStamps common name = Scinde Dawk country of production = Sindh location of production = Die produced by De La Rue, London date of production = 1852 nature of rarity = Very rare number in existence = Less than 100 face value = one half … Wikipedia
Merchant's mark — The merchant s mark of Thomas Horton, used on English woolens sent to Flanders … Wikipedia
Hispanic paradox — (his.PAN.ik payr.uh.dawks) n. The tendency for Hispanic people to have lower than average rates of some chronic illnesses despite the fact that many of them live in relatively poor social or economic conditions. Example Citation: The Hispanic… … New words
paradox — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inconsistency; oxy moron, absurdity. See difficulty, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A seeming contradiction] Syn. mystery, enigma, ambiguity; see puzzle 2 . 2. [An actual contradiction] Syn … English dictionary for students
