swink /ˈswɪŋk/
辛勞,辛苦,苦工(vi.)流著汗做工作,辛苦一番
Swink v. i. [imp. Swank Swonk p. p. Swonken p. pr. & vb. n. Swinking.] To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]
Or swink with his hands and labor. --Chaucer.
For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant =\“Ho.”\= --Sir Samuel Freguson.
Swink, v. t.
1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.]
And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. --Milton.
2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.]
To devour all that others swink. --Chaucer.
Swink, n. Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.]
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