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Definition of Swanking
1. swank [v] - See also: swank
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swanking
Literary usage of Swanking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns: With Upwards of by John Cuthbertson (1886)
"In corroboration of Burns's correctness in the explanation of the word, it may
be mentioned that Bailey has " swanking, great," and Halliwell ..."
2. The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848 by Guizot (François), Witt (Henriette Elizabeth) (1885)
"... fanatical and swanking with prophetesses." Villars had arrived in Languedoc
the day after ..."
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