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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dickens \Dick"ens\, n. or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim.
     devilkins.]
     The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I can not tell what the dickens his name is. --Shak.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dickens
       n 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 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
  

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
  

















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