\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]
      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.] --Piers Plowman.
         To devour all that others swink.      --Chaucer.

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