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▪ I. † swanking, n. Sc. Obs. rare—1.
[Cf. swank a.1, swanky n.1]
A fine strapping fellow.
1500–20Dunbar Poems lxxv. 26 My sweit swanking [1568 Bannatyne MS. swanky], saif ȝow allane, Na leid I luiffit all this owk.
▪ II. ˈswanking, a. Sc.
[Cf. swanky, swankie n.1 (a.1).]
Strong and active, stout, strapping.
a1704T. Brown Lett. fr. Dead ii. (1707) 84 There goes a tall Ensign, there's a swanking Fellow for you. 1818Scott Br. Lamm. xxiv, I lived on his land when I was a swanking young chield. 1877Black Green Past. xliv, Tall, swanking fellows with big riding-boots and loose jackets.
▪ III. ˈswanking, vbl. n. slang.
[f. swank v. + -ing1.]
= swank n.2
1900Manch. Guardian 5 Dec. 3/8 (E.D.D.) Smith picked up a piece of paper, and attempted to light it, but did not do so. The deceased said, ‘None of your swanking, Smith, you can light it well enough’. 1916Captain June 231/1 (heading) The perils of swanking. 1918Daily Express 2 Oct. 2/2 History will declare that by swanking the Hohenzollerns fell.
▪ IV. ˈswanking, ppl. a. slang.
[f. swank v. + -ing2.]
That swanks; boastful, ostentatious, pretentious.
1918Daily Express 2 Oct. 2/2 The swanking dustman is a nuisance. So is the swanking duke. |