swink

[ swingk ]

/ swɪŋk /

British Archaic.

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

labor; toil.

Nearby words

swingover, swingtree, swingy, swinish, swinishly, swink, swinnerton, swinnerton, frank, swinney, swipe, swipe card

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

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|Various
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 Formsswinker, noun

Word Origin for swink

Old English swinc, from swincan

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