toswink

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verb

To toil excessively; work or labour hard.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbtoswink (third-person singular simple present toswinks, present participle toswinking, simple past toswank, past participle toswunk or toswunken)

present singular third person toswinks · participle present toswinking · past toswank · participle past toswunk · participle past toswunken

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo toil excessively; work or labour hard.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoswinken
  2. Englishtoswink

From Middle English toswinken, equivalent to to- + swink.

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APA

toswink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toswink

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“toswink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toswink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toswink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toswink.

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