Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To earn.
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- verb to
labour ,toil ;belabour
Etymologies
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From Middle English beswinken, from Old English beswincan ("to labour, toil, exert oneself"), from be- + swincan ("to toil"). More at swink.
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