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Swink (?), v. i. [imp. Swank (?), Swonk (); p. p. Swonken (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swinking.] [AS. swincan, akin to swingan. See Swing.] To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Or swink with his hands and labor. Chaucer.
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For which men swink and sweat incessantly. Spenser.
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The swinking crowd at every stroke pant “Ho.” Sir Samuel Freguson.
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Swink, v. t.
1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.]
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And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. Milton.
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2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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To devour all that others swink. Chaucer.
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Swink, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.] Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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