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Meanings of dirty water in English

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Usage of dirty water in English
1
They are the graceful form of a vase full of dirty water.
Ars Recte Vivendi; Being Essays Contributed to "The Easy Chair"
2
Brackish water, however, should not be confounded nor classified with dirty water.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
3
This time, when the rains arrived, the walls began dripping dirty water.
The water room
4
Behind it, in a trough of dirty water, wallowed Silchristchek the landlord.
Perdido Street Station
5
They were unused to drinking dirty water and sleeping on mud floors.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
6
Cameron felt guilt wash over him like a wave of dirty water.
Monster republic
7
They may look like dirty water, but later they loose all color.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
8
With the worm they make fair baskets of trout in this dirty water.
Lines in Pleasant Places: Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
9
He picked up a pan of dirty water and started for the door.
The Return of Blue Pete
10
The streets are narrow, with a run of dirty water down the middle.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel
11
The last visitors had left their basins full of dirty water.
Jacob's Room
12
The staircase was steep, narrow and all sloppy with dirty water.
Crime and Punishment
13
They rested upon a pond of dirty water several feet deep lying there.
The Fourth Watch
14
Maji converts dirty water into a sterile, drinkable solution without requiring any power.
The Guardian
15
I don't think there is anything worse for hens than drinking dirty water.
Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
16
Then why stay where there is dirty water thrown over you every day?
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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New Zealand
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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