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swill (swil)

transitive verb

  1. to flood with water so as to wash or rinse
  2. to drink greedily or in large quantity
  3. to feed swill to (pigs, etc.)

Etymology: ME swilen < OE swilian < IE base *swel-, to devour > swallow

intransitive verb

to drink, esp. liquor, in large quantities

noun

  1. garbage, table scraps, etc. mixed with liquid and used for feeding pigs, etc.; wash
  2. garbage or slop
  3. the act of swilling
  4. a deep draft of liquor; swig

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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