spink (plural spinks)
(obsolete, dialectal) The chaffinch.
The primrose.
The lady's smock or cuckooflower.
• Pinks, Pinsk, pinks
Spink (plural Spinks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spink is the 13079th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2348 individuals. Spink is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.
• Pinks, Pinsk, pinks
Source: Wiktionary
Spink, n. Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. spink a kind of small bird, Gr. finch.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chaffinch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
