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swinney

swinney is the archaic form of sweeny.

Meaning of sweeny

Noun

sweeny (uncountable)

  1. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
    Synonyms:
    Sweeney shoulder

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Proper noun capitalized: Swinney

Swinney (plural Swinneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of swinney

pluralSwinneys

Origin of swinney

Variant of Sweeney.

Questions about swinney

What does swinney mean?
Swinney means a surname from Irish.
What is swinney the archaic form of?
Swinney is the archaic form of sweeny.
What part of speech is swinney?
Swinney is a proper noun.

Words near swinney in the dictionary

  1. swinking
  2. swinkle
  3. swinks
  4. swinkt
  5. Swinnerton
  6. swinney
  7. Swinneys
  8. Swinomish
  9. Swinson
  10. Swinsons
  11. Swint

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