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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dickens \Dick"ens\, noun or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.] The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.]
I can not tell what the dickens his name is. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dickens
noun
1: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: {devil}, {deuce}]
2: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Charles Dickens}, {Charles John Huffam Dickens}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dickens, IA (city, FIPS 21360) Location: 43.13337 N, 95.02207 W Population (1990): 214 (84 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51333 Dickens, NE (village, FIPS 13050) Location: 40.82583 N, 100.99345 W Population (1990): 16 (7 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69132 Dickens, TX (city, FIPS 20332) Location: 33.62126 N, 100.83583 W Population (1990): 322 (182 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79229
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Dickens, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 83 Land area (2000): 0.838376 sq. miles (2.171383 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.838376 sq. miles (2.171383 sq. km) FIPS code: 21360 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 43.130811 N, 95.020685 W ZIP Codes (1990): 51333 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dickens, IA Dickens
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Dickens, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 332 Housing Units (2000): 163 Land area (2000): 0.976282 sq. miles (2.528558 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.976282 sq. miles (2.528558 sq. km) FIPS code: 20332 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 33.621341 N, 100.834987 W ZIP Codes (1990): 79229 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dickens, TX Dickens
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Dickens -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 2762 Housing Units (2000): 1368 Land area (2000): 904.208144 sq. miles (2341.888243 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.003910 sq. miles (2.600116 sq. km) Total area (2000): 905.212054 sq. miles (2344.488359 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 33.591236 N, 100.816700 W Headwords: Dickens Dickens, TX Dickens County Dickens County, TX
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