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swink
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Labour, toil, (hard) work. Now rare (archaic or regional in later use).
- Heavy drinking. Compare swink.
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Origin
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Old English
[], (Verb)
Definitions:
- To labour, toil, work hard; to exert oneself, take trouble. Now rare (Scottish or archaic in later use).
- To drink deeply or copiously. Also with object: to swallow, ingest (drink). Compare "swinge", swink. Now rare (Scottish in later use).
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Origin
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Old English; earliest use found in Beowulf. From a Germanic base of unknown origin
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