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swink

American  
[swingk] / swɪŋk /

verb (used without object)

swank, swonk, swonken, swinking

  1. labor; toil.

swink British  
/ swɪŋk /

verb

  1. (intr) to toil or drudge

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noun

  1. toil or drudgery

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Other Word Forms

  • swinker noun

Etymology

Origin of swink

before 900; Middle English swinken, Old English swincan; akin to swing 1

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