What does "swink" mean?
Swink: To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.] And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To acquire by labor. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. To devour all that others swink. Chaucer.
- 3.Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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