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swinks

swinks is the plural of swink.

Meaning of swink

Noun

swink (countable and uncountable, plural swinks)

  1. (archaic) Toil, work, drudgery.
    • Dead on this homecoming cue Jack came home, his hands sheerfree of salesman’s swink, ready for Enderby.1963, Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr. Enderby

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Proper noun capitalized: Swinks

Swinks

  1. (plural) plural of Swink

Questions about swinks

What is swinks the plural of?
Swinks is the plural of swink.
What part of speech is swinks?
Swinks is a proper noun.

Words near swinks in the dictionary

  1. swinker
  2. swinkers
  3. swinketh
  4. swinking
  5. swinkle
  6. swinks
  7. swinkt
  8. Swinnerton
  9. swinney
  10. Swinneys
  11. Swinomish

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