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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SWIG, v.t. or i. To drink by large draughts; to suck greedily.
SWIG, n. A large draught. [Vulgar.]
1. In seamen's language, a pulley with ropes which are not parallel.
SWIG, v.t. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tight with a string. [Local.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig] v
1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: slug, slog, swig]
2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: gulp, quaff, swig]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1623 a quantity drunk at one time II. verb (swigged; swigging) Date: circa 1650 transitive verb to drink in long drafts <swig cider> intransitive verb to take a swig ; drink • swigger noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. (swigged, swigging) colloq. drink in large draughts. --n. a swallow of drink, esp. a large amount. Derivatives: swigger n. Etymology: 16th c., orig. as noun in obs. sense 'liquor': orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Swig Swig, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, 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. --Creech.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Swig Swig, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. sw[=i]jian to be silent, sw[=i]can to evade, escape.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(swigs, swigging, swigged) If you swig a drink, you drink it from a bottle or cup quickly and in large amounts. I swigged down two white wines... He was still hanging around, swigging the Coke out of the can. VERB: V n with down/back, V n • Swig is also a noun. Brian took a swig of his beer... N-COUNT

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A hearty draught of liquor.

Moby Thesaurus

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