swink

[ swingk ]

/ swɪŋk /

British Archaic.

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

labor; toil.

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Origin of swink

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

OTHER WORDS FROM swink

swinker, noun

Words nearby swink

swing state, swingtree, swing-wing, swingy, swinish, swink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card, swipes

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How to use swink in a sentence

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|Various
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
Blink, Swink and Jink said, “He wants a 106 crooked hat put on straight.”
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg

British Dictionary definitions for swink

swink

/ (swɪŋk) archaic /

verb

(intr) to toil or drudge

noun

toil or drudgery

Derived forms of swink

swinker, noun

Word Origin for swink

Old English swinc, from swincan

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