The difference between Drudgery and Swink

When used as nouns, drudgery means tedious, menial and exhausting work, whereas swink means toil, work, drudgery.


Swink is also verb with the meaning: to labour, to work hard.

check bellow for the other definitions of Drudgery and Swink

  1. Drudgery as a noun:

    Tedious, menial and exhausting work.

  1. Swink as a noun (archaic):

    toil, work, drudgery

  1. Swink as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

    to labour, to work hard

  2. Swink as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.

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