Duckworth

//ˈdʌkwə(ɹ)θ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

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  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

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"With fireballs in his hands, The Cauldron Group's David Duckworth sets magical potions ablaze."

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dūce (“duck”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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Duckworth-Lewis methodDuckworth-Lewis-Stern method

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