swamp-pink

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• Pink

  ·adj Half-shut; winking. II. Pink ·noun A <<Stab>>. III. Pink ·noun A vessel with a very narrow st...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to pink

  To stab or wound with a small sword: probably derived from the holes formerly cut in both men and wo...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• pink

  Used here as in England, like the word flower, to denote the finest part, the essence; as, ' She is ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• pink

  the fish called the minnow. North. a minnow. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• pink

  A ship with a very narrow stern, having a small square part above. The shape is of old date, but c...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Swamp

  ·vt To plunge or sink into a swamp. II. Swamp ·vt To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to swamp

  To plunge into 'inextricable difficulties.--Webster. To whelm or sink as in a swamp.--Todd. The form...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• swamp

  A tract of land or bog on which, from its impermeable bottom, the collected fresh water remains stag...

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• Carolina pink

  ·- ·see <<Pinkboot>>. ...

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• Pink stern

  ·- ·see <<Chebacco>>, and 1st Pink. ...

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• Pink-eyed

  ·adj Having small eyes. ...

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• Pink-sterned

  ·adj Having a very narrow stern; — said of a vessel. ...

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• Rose-pink

  ·adj Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. II. Rose-pink ·adj Having...

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• Sea pink

  ·- ·see <<Thrift>>. ...

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• pink-stern

  (French, pinque.) A vessel with a narrow stern; hence all vessels so formed are called pink-sterned....

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• swamp-broom

  n. a rush-broom, Viminariadenudata, Sm., N.O. Leguminosae.See swamp-oak. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-gum

  n. See gum. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-hawk

  n. another name for the New Zealand Harrier. See harrier. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-hen

  n. an Australasian bird, Porphyrio melanonotus, Temm. (often incorrectlyshortened to Melanotus). Ca...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-mahogany

  n. a timber tree, Eucalyptusbotryoides, Sm. See Gum and Mahogany. 1886. T. Heney, `Fortunate Days,...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-oak

  n. 1) A broomlike leguminous shrubor small tree, Viminaria denudata, Sm. (also called Swamp-broom)....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-pheasant

  n. called also Pheasant-cuckoo. Another name for the Coucal (q.v.). 1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-sparrow

  n. a nickname in New Zealandfor the Fern-bird (q.v.). 1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• logging swamp

  In Maine, the place where pine timber is cut. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• swamp-daisy-tree

  n. See daisy-tree. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• i swamp it!

  An interjection of the same meaning as I swan! which see. Had that darn'd old vessel--that frigate ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.