Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SWEAT, n. [swet; Sax. swat; D. zweet; G. schweiss; Dan. sveed; Sw. svett; L. sudor.]

1. The fluid or sensible moisture which is excreted from the skin of an animal. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. – Gen. iii.
2. Labor; toil; drudgery. – Milton.
3. Moisture evacuated from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.