swink
[swingk]
/swɪŋk/
verb (used without object)
,
swank
or
swonk,
swonken,
swinking,
noun
1.
labor; toil.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
swinken,
Old English
swincan;
akin to
swing
1
Related forms
swinker,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
swink
swink
/
swɪŋk
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) to toil or drudge
noun
2.
toil or drudgery
Derived Forms
swinker,
noun
Word Origin
Old English
swinc,
from
swincan