6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] [1913 Webster] Or swink with his hands and labor. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The swinking crowd at every stroke pant "Ho." --Sir Samuel Freguson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Swink \Swink\, v. t. 1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] To devour all that others swink. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Swink \Swink\, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.] Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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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