Swink /(?)/
Swink
v. i.
imp. Swank; p. p. Swonken; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinking
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To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
Or swink with his hands and labor.
For which men swink and sweat incessantly.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant “Ho.”
Swink
v. t.
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To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.]
And the swinked hedger at his supper sat.
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To acquire by labor. [Obs.]
To devour all that others swink.
Swink
n.
- Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.]