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Definition of Spankings
1. spanking [n] - See also: spanking
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spankings
Literary usage of Spankings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
"As a result, these minor offenses have become so infrequent that now it's a long
time between spankings. "Spotless Town" was appropriately applied to ..."
2. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1879)
"... and came to her with all their grievances, from splinters in the fingers to
the perchance well deserved ' spankings ' of their legal guardians. ..."
3. Mental Defectives: Their History, Treatment, and Training by Martin W. Barr (1904)
"He was subject to delusions, and confided to me on one occasion, that the reason
he was so good, was because he had had precisely sixty spankings in early ..."
4. The Promised Land by Mary Antin (1912)
"Of course I never go on the poll: I am not robust enough. My spankings I take at
home. Another centre of interest is the ..."
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