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swonken
swonk·en
/
ˈswɒŋ
kən
/
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swong
-k
uh
n
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verb
past participle of
swink
.
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swink
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swɪŋk
/
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[
swingk
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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
swing
1
Related forms
swink·er,
noun
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World English Dictionary
swink
(swɪŋk)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to toil or drudge
—
n
2.
toil or drudgery
[Old English
swinc,
from
swincan
]
'swinker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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