Definition of Sweeney

1. sweeny [n -NEYS] - See also: sweeny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweeney

sweb
swebby
swede
swedenborgite
swedes
swedge
swedged
swedish turnip
swee
sweed
sweeing
sweel
sweeled
sweeling
sweels
sweeney (current term)
sweeneys
sweenies
sweeny
sweep-second
sweep aside
sweep away
sweep hand
sweep oar
sweep off
sweep out
sweep over
sweep someone off their feet
sweep something under the carpet

Literary usage of Sweeney

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

1. New York in Bondage by John Drake Townsend (1901)
"So manifest was the intention to shield sweeney and rehabilitate him in the garb of injured innocence, that without serious protest he was permitted to ..."

2. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Sentence of Patrick sweeney. MR. DELANY: To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, seeing that the appeal of Patrick sweeney, ..."

3. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
"It was there at Hill School that sweeney turned out some star athletes. Perhaps one of the most prominent was Tom Shevlin. sweeney saw great possibilities ..."

4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1904)
"A. sweeney is described as follows : "Order for Merchandise. $5.00. "To Missouri Tie & Timber Co. "Acct. Order of HA sweeney. "0. KTW Beauchamp. "No. ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"After thia, sweeney continued to purchase from Isaac Taylor merchandise as before, all of which has been paid for, but paid nothing on the note. ..."

6. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1914)
"JOHN F. sweeney. John F. sweeney, a life member of this Society, died at his home in Buffalo, New York on January 21st, 1913. He was born in County Leitrim, ..."

7. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The sweeney air compressor, or the "sweeney," ae it is commonly called, ... Two views of the sweeney, applied to an engine, are given in Fig. ..."

8. New York in Bondage by John Drake Townsend (1901)
"So manifest was the intention to shield sweeney and rehabilitate him in the garb of injured innocence, that without serious protest he was permitted to ..."

9. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Sentence of Patrick sweeney. MR. DELANY: To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, seeing that the appeal of Patrick sweeney, ..."

10. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
"It was there at Hill School that sweeney turned out some star athletes. Perhaps one of the most prominent was Tom Shevlin. sweeney saw great possibilities ..."

11. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1904)
"A. sweeney is described as follows : "Order for Merchandise. $5.00. "To Missouri Tie & Timber Co. "Acct. Order of HA sweeney. "0. KTW Beauchamp. "No. ..."

12. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"After thia, sweeney continued to purchase from Isaac Taylor merchandise as before, all of which has been paid for, but paid nothing on the note. ..."

13. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1914)
"JOHN F. sweeney. John F. sweeney, a life member of this Society, died at his home in Buffalo, New York on January 21st, 1913. He was born in County Leitrim, ..."

14. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The sweeney air compressor, or the "sweeney," ae it is commonly called, ... Two views of the sweeney, applied to an engine, are given in Fig. ..."

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