swink

[swingk]British Archaic.

verb (used without object), swank or swonk, swonk·en, swink·ing, noun

labor; toil.

Origin of swink

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

Related formsswink·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for swink

Historical Examples of swink

Blink, Swink and Jink said, “He wants a 106 crooked hat put on straight.”
Rootabaga Stories
Carl Sandburg
And if thou mayst not, then may we find somewhat to swink at for a wage, and so maintain thee and us.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
William Morris
He sold out to Senator Swink and others and moved on to Chicago, his early stamping ground.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942
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British Dictionary definitions for swink

swink

verb

(intr) to toil or drudge

noun

toil or drudgery

Derived Formsswinker, noun

Word Origin for swink

Old English swinc, from swincan

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