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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

swink v.i., swank or swonk, swonk•en, swink•ing, n. [Brit. Archaic.]

British Termslabor;
toil.

bef. 900; Middle English swinken, Old English swincan; akin to swing¹

swink′er, n.

'swink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

swank - swonk - swonken

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