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-- I give thee to the devil, said he; thou hast not found here thy little tippling sippers of Paris, that drink no more than the little bird called a spink or chaffinch, and never take in their beakful of liquor till they be bobbed on the tails after the manner of the sparrows.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518

So that by someone being admonished, in the midst of his draught of a large deep bowl full of excellent claret with these words — Fair and softly, gossip, you suck up as if you were mad — I give thee to the devil, said he; thou hast not found here thy little tippling sippers of Paris, that drink no more than the little bird called a spink or chaffinch, and never take in their beakful of liquor till they be bobbed on the tails after the manner of the sparrows.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

So that by someone being admonished, in the midst of his draught of a large deep bowl full of excellent claret with these words — Fair and softly, gossip, you suck up as if you were mad — I give thee to the devil, said he; thou hast not found here thy little tippling sippers of Paris, that drink no more than the little bird called a spink or chaffinch, and never take in their beakful of liquor till they be bobbed on the tails after the manner of the sparrows.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

And with friends like forcible and spink, all they need to get her home is a strap on and a bus ticket.

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Just a whisk brisk sly spry spink spank sprint of a thing theresomere, saultering.

Finnegans Wake 2006

Well, it's simple, really: "Gink is a fun made-up word, combining the words gibble and spink, both of which are also made up."

Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0 2010

Well, it's simple, really: "Gink is a fun made-up word, combining the words gibble and spink, both of which are also made up."

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Now dubbed the Spinks Nest (spink is a local word for a finch), the cottage was destined to be a holiday rental, but at just 500 square feet, Perez had to get creative with space if they were going to welcome guests.

Never Mind Its 500-Square-Foot Footprint—This Cottage Packs in the Charm With a Church Pew and Plants Olivia Lidbury 2022