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What's The Definition Of Swink?Synonyms | Synonyms for Swink: Related Terms | Find terms related to Swink: See Also | Swink In Webster's Dictionary \Swink\, v. i. [imp. {Swank}, {Swonk}; p. p. {Swonken}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Swinking}.] [AS. swincan, akin to swingan. See
{Swing}.]
To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
Or swink with his hands and labor. --Chaucer.
For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant ``Ho.'' --Sir
Samuel
Freguson.
\Swink\, v. t. 1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.] And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. --Milton. 2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. To devour all that others swink. --Chaucer. \Swink\, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.] Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. |
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