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Definition of Forswunk
1. exhausted by hard work [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forswunk
Literary usage of Forswunk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"... forswunk, to be worn out with overmuch toil. She is my goddess plain, And I
her shepherd swain, Albeit forswunk and f ..."
2. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"forswunk, utterly worn out with ... She is my goddess plain, And I her shepherd
swain, Albeit forswunk and ..."
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