gulp, quaff, swig
(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; “The men gulped down their beers”
slug, slog, swig
(verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swigged
simple past tense and past participle of swig
Source: Wiktionary
Swig, v. t. Etym: [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.
Swig, n.
1. A long draught. [Colloq.] Marryat.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
Swig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swijian to be silent, swican 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.)
Definition: To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
