swink
[ swingk ]
/ swɪŋk /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM swink
swinker, nounWords nearby swink
swing state, swingtree, swing-wing, swingy, swinish, swink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card, swipes
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Example sentences from the Web for swink
He sold out to Senator Swink and others and moved on to Chicago, his early stamping ground.
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 MorrisBlink, 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, nounWord Origin for swink
Old English swinc, from swincan
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