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Definition of Spink
1. n. The chaffinch.
Definition of Spink
1. Noun. (obsolete dialectal) chaffinch ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spink
1. a finch [n -S] - See also: finch
Medical Definition of Spink
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spink
Literary usage of Spink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets by William Cullen Bryant (1874)
"There as the mother sits all day, Robert is singing with all his might : Bob-o'-link,
bob-o'-link, spink, spank, spink ; Nice good wife, that never goes out ..."
2. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1856)
"Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, spink, spank, spink; This new life is likely to bo Hard
for a gay young fellow like me. The poet thus certainly attained, ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"spink, spank, spink; Never was I afraid of man; j Catch me, cowardly knaves, if
you can. Chee, chee, chee. Modest and shy as a nun is she: Six white eggs on ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"spink, spank, spink; Never was I afraid of man; Catch me, cowardly knaves, if
you can. Chee, chee, chee. Six white eggs on a bed of hay, Flecked with purple ..."
5. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, spink, spank, spink; Modest and shy as a nun is she;
... spink, spank, spink; This new life is likely to be Hard for ..."
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