How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Swill — has several uses: *Swill can refer to any cheap, usually poor tasting beverage, especially beer or liquor of many kinds, or to food unfit for human consumption. This usage is likely derived from the term pig swill, which is a generic term for… … Wikipedia
swill´er — swill «swihl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) kitchen refuse, especially when partly liquid; garbage; slops; hogwash. Swill is sometimes fed to pigs. b) any one of various other foods for animals resembling this in consistency, such as a mixture of water… … Useful english dictionary
Swill — Swill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swilling}.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.] 1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] As fearfully as doth a galled rock O erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swilled with the wild… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swill — Swill, n. 1. The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; called also {swillings}. [1913 Webster] 2. Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swill — Swill, v. i. To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swill — swill·er; swill; … English syllables
swill — [swil] vt. [ME swilen < OE swilian < IE base * swel , to devour > SWALLOW2] 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.) vi. to drink, esp. liquor, in large… … English World dictionary
swill — (v.) O.E. swilian, swillan to wash, gargle, with no certain cognates, but probably from P.Gmc. *sweljanan, related to the root of SWALLOW (Cf. swallow) (v.). Meaning drink greedily is from 1530s; the noun sense of liquid kitchen refuse fed to… … Etymology dictionary
swill — ► VERB 1) Brit. rinse out with large amounts of water. 2) Brit. (of liquid) swirl round in a container or cavity. 3) informal drink greedily or in large quantities. ► NOUN 1) kitchen refuse and waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. 2)… … English terms dictionary
swill — swill1 [swıl] v [: Old English; Origin: swillan] 1.) [T] BrE to wash something by pouring a lot of water over it or into it swill sth away/down/out ▪ Get a bucket to swill the yard down. 2.) [I and T] if a liquid swills around or you swill it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swill — 1. n. liquor. □ This swill is awful. Please give me some beer. □ The swill they serve here is better than you can get elsewhere. 2. n. a drink of liquor. □ How about a swill out of your glass? □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
