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swink

   [swingk] ,verb (used without object), swank or swonk, swonk·en, swink·ing, noun British Archaic.
labor; toil.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English swinken, Old English swincan; akin to swing1

Related forms
swink·er, noun
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Swink is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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swink (swɪŋk)
 
—vb
1.  (intr) to toil or drudge
 
—n
2.  toil or drudgery
 
[Old English swinc, from swincan]
 
'swinker
 
—n

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