SWIGGING

SWIG

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


Verb

swigging

present participle of swig

Anagrams

• wiggings

Source: Wiktionary


SWIG

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



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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