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Swill (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swilling.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.] 1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.]
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As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean. Shak.
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2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See Swill, n.] To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
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Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and cider. Smollett.
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3. To inebriate; to fill with drink.
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I should be loth
To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence
Of such late wassailers. Milton.
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Swill, v. i. To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess. South.
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Swill, n. 1. The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; -- called also swillings.
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2. Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities.
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