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n. - Any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells.

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  • The economic states will have 'blackwater' armies.
  • Archie B Says: joe cantwell Says: arch, it was called "blackwater" and now it is called "xe".
  • There are plenty of cowboys such as blackwater that would jump at the chance to kill someone.
  • Some background here - one of the issues referred to here is the management of "blackwater" from the Ariel settlement.
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