swink
verb (used without object)
labor; toil.
swinker
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a word derived from
swink.
Example Sentences
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With him there was a PLOUGHMAN, was his brother, That had y-laid of dung full many a fother*. *ton A true swinker* and a good was he, *hard worker Living in peace and perfect charity.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
Called by his enemies drinker, swinker, tumbler, tinker, swiver.
From The God of Love by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
A trewé swinker, and a good was he, Living in peace and perfect charity.
From David Elginbrod by George MacDonald
