Swink

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]
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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 [gcide]:

  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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swink \Swink\, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.]
     Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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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