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swonk
[swongk]
/swɒŋk/
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Word Origin
verb
1.
a simple past tense of
swink
.
swink
[swingk]
/swɪŋk/
British Archaic.
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verb (used without object)
,
swank
or
swonk,
swonken,
swinking,
noun
1.
labor; toil.
Origin of
swink
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Middle English
Old English
900
before 900;
Middle English
swinken,
Old English
swincan;
akin to
swing
1
Related forms
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swinker,
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for
swonk
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swink
/
swɪŋk
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) to toil or drudge
noun
2.
toil or drudgery
Derived Forms
swinker,
noun
Word Origin
Old English
swinc,
from
swincan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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swonk
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