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]
Or swink with his hands and labor.
Chaucer.
For which men swink and sweat
incessantly.
Spenser.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant
"Ho."
Sir Samuel Freguson.
Swink, v. t. 1. To
cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
[Obs.]
And the swinked hedger at his supper
sat.
Milton.
2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] Piers
Plowman.
To devour all that others swink.
Chaucer.
Swink, n. [As. swinc,
geswinc.] Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Spenser.
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]
Or swink with his hands and labor.
Chaucer.
For which men swink and sweat
incessantly.
Spenser.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant
"Ho."
Sir Samuel Freguson.
Swink, v. t. 1. To
cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
[Obs.]
And the swinked hedger at his supper
sat.
Milton.
2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] Piers
Plowman.
To devour all that others swink.
Chaucer.
Swink, n. [As. swinc,
geswinc.] Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Spenser.