swonk

[swongk] /swɒŋk/

Word Origin

verb

a simple past tense of swink.

swink

[swingk] /swɪŋk/ British Archaic.

verb (used without object), swank or swonk, swonken, swinking, noun

labor; toil.

Origin of swink

Middle English

Old English

900

before 900; Middle English swinken, Old English swincan; akin to swing¹

Related forms

swinker, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for swonk

swink

/swɪŋk/

verb

(intransitive) to toil or drudge

noun

toil or drudgery

Derived Forms

swinker, noun

Word Origin

Old English swinc, from swincan

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