swonken

swonk·en

[swong-kuhn]
verb
past participle of swink.
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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

swink·er, noun
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swink (swɪŋk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (intr) to toil or drudge
 
n
2.  toil or drudgery
 
[Old English swinc, from swincan]
 
'swinker
 
n

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