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Swink \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 \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 \Swink\, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.]
Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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