swink
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swink \Swink\, v. i. [imp. {Swank}, {Swonk}; p. p. {Swonken}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Swinking}.] [AS. swincan, akin to swingan. See
{Swing}.]
To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Or swink with his hands and labor. --Chaucer.
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For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser.
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The swinking crowd at every stroke pant "Ho." --Sir
Samuel
Freguson.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swink \Swink\, v. t.
1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
[Obs.]
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And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. --Milton.
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2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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To devour all that others swink. --Chaucer.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Swink, CO (town, FIPS 75970)
Location: 38.01385 N, 103.62731 W
Population (1990): 584 (258 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Swink, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 696
Housing Units (2000): 291
Land area (2000): 0.269292 sq. miles (0.697463 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.269292 sq. miles (0.697463 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75970
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.014739 N, 103.627802 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Swink, CO
Swink
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Swink, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 83
Housing Units (2000): 47
Land area (2000): 0.161756 sq. miles (0.418946 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.161756 sq. miles (0.418946 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71950
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.018441 N, 95.202851 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Swink, OK
Swink
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