Definition of Spanks

1. Noun. (plural of spank) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of spank) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spanks

1. spank [v] - See also: spank

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanks

spank you
spank you very much
spankable
spanked
spankee
spankees
spanker
spankers
spankies
spanking
spankings
spankos
spanks (current term)
spanky
spanky pants
spanless
spanned
spannel
spannelling
spannels
spanner
spanner barb
spanner barbs
spannerless
spanners
spanning
spannings

Literary usage of Spanks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Decisions of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia by Nova Scotia Supreme Court, John Morris Geldert, James Macdonald Oxley (1880)
"spanks. A PARTY acting under a license most conform to It, and if the act done be not fully covered by the license, the party committing it is responsible. ..."

2. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1890)
"And I pray you remember, Master Ridd, that the spanks are sixteen in family." But I would not take the bag from him, regarding it as a sort of bribe to pay ..."

3. Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1901)
"At the close of the seance he claimed to have given me twenty-two spanks. They were more in the nature of bunts and kicks than square spanks. ..."

4. The Songs of Charles Dibdin: Chronologically Arranged, with Notes by Charles Dibdin, George Hogarth (1848)
"[Si» Michael and my Lady, Miss Squash, Mi?s Niggle, Captain spanks, Mr. Sligo. ... [' Captain spanks and Mr. Sligo, sit by me and Lady Goggle. ..."

5. The Something-different Dish by Marion Harris Neil (1915)
"JOHNSON'S spanks Yz pint (i cup) ... This is a delicious breakfast bread and is known, for some unaccountable reason, as Johnson's spanks. ..."

6. Tattlings of a Retired Politician by Forrest Crissey (1904)
"POLITICAL spanks AND SPANKERS. Brokenstraw Ranch, , ig—. My Dear Ned:— After you've shot your rocket don't play with the stick. Start something new. ..."

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