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单词 swink
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swink

[ swingk ]
/ swɪŋk /
British Archaic.

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

labor; toil.

Origin of swink

before 900; Middle English swinken,Old English swincan; akin to swing1

OTHER WORDS FROM swink

swinker, noun

Words nearby swink

swing state, swingtree, swing-wing, swingy, swinish, swink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card, swipes
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Example sentences 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 forms of swink

swinker, noun

Word Origin for swink

Old English swinc, from swincan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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