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Swig   /swɪg/   Listen
noun
Swig  n.  
1.
A long draught. (Colloq.)
2.
(Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3.
A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. (Prov. Eng.)


verb
Swig  v. t.  
1.
To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. (Colloq.)
2.
To suck. (Obs. or Archaic) "The lambkins swig the teat."


Swig  v. t.  
1.
To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. (Prov. Eng.)
2.
(Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.





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"Swig" Quotes from Famous Books



... up a little bit," remarked Hanky Panky, shrewdly, "we might as well stay right here. Then just before we start off again it'll be another swig all around. I'd like to carry a canteen of that same water along with me, so I could wet ...
— The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line - Or, With the Allies in France • Ralph Marlow
... "Mrs. Flanagan isn't here to do 'em, and we can't employ the boy, for the little beggar is all day occupied cleaning Pen's boots. And now for another swig at the beer. Pen drinks tea; it's only ...
— The History of Pendennis • William Makepeace Thackeray
... of Mr. Rentoul, his host unscrewed his flask and had a generous swig. As he was screwing on the top again, the Baron, in ...
— Count Bunker • J. Storer Clouston
... throat," observed the rancher. "First I ever see that didn't choke on a swig of that. But you youngsters has the advantage of a sound lining for ...
— The Rangeland Avenger • Max Brand
... is shootin' on the trees, The air is like a long, cool swig o' beer, The bonzer smell o' flow'rs is on the breeze, An' 'ere's me, 'ere, Jist moochin' round like some pore, barmy coot, Of 'ope, an' joy, an' ...
— The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke • C. J. Dennis


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