The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sweeny \Swee"ny\, n. (Far.) An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses. [Written also swinney.]
Wiktionary
alt. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses. n. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 1444
Land area (2000): 1.861690 sq. miles (4.821754 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.861690 sq. miles (4.821754 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71492
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.042923 N, 95.699956 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 77480
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Usage examples of "sweeny".
I was saying, Nachman, I picked Sweeny up at her apartment and I arrived wearing jeans.
He wanted to spend some years in Tehran, but Sweeny refused to live with restrictions on how she could dress.
Roberts and Sweeny gained more confidence and support as the star of the Stephens faction grew dimmer.
General Sweeny was in personal command of the troops of the Irish Republican Army in that department, and had made every arrangement to invade Canada along that line, in accordance with his original plan of campaign.
We have our orders from General Sweeny, and we can and will perform them.
George Sweeny, Company B, 19th Regiment, Irish Republic Volunteers, Cincinnati, Ohio.
In a prankish mood, Sweeny Dancebow heaved a Night Train bottle at the odd couple, but missed.
Oswald Sweeny was only called in when Jason was desperate and needed more than a simple surveillance job.
He tented his hands and stared at Sweeny, but the detective guessed his mind was miles away.
Jason gave him the particulars, Sweeny scribbled the information and decided if nothing else, this Adria Nash had balls.
Jason stood, brushed a little lint off the sleeve of his jacket, and left Sweeny with a retainer of ten thousand dollars.
Nash could have all the good intentions in the world, but Sweeny was certain that she was after the Danvers family fortune.
Jason would have Adria followed, but Oswald Sweeny was lowlife trash who would sell his own mother if the price were right.
His father kept a drinking saloon in Park Row, near the old Park Theatre, and it was in this choice retreat that the youth of Sweeny was passed.
But Sweeny startled the political world, and caused a great sensation, by announcing that he should turn these interest receipts into the City Treasury.