[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Labour, toil, (hard) work. Now rare (archaic or regional in later use).

- Heavy drinking. Compare swink.


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Origin:
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:
Old English; earliest use found in Beowulf. From a Germanic base of unknown origin