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swill

[ swil ]

noun

  1. liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
  2. kitchen refuse in general; garbage.
  3. any liquid mess, waste, or refuse; slop.
  4. a deep draught of liquor.
  5. contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel.


verb (used without object)

  1. to drink greedily or excessively.

verb (used with object)

  1. to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle.
  2. to feed (animals) with swill:

    to swill hogs.

  3. Chiefly British. to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.

swill

/ swɪl /

verb

  1. to drink large quantities of (liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle
  2. troften foll byout to drench or rinse in large amounts of water
  3. tr to feed swill to (pigs, etc)


noun

  1. wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc
  2. garbage or refuse, esp from a kitchen
  3. a deep draught of drink, esp beer
  4. any liquid mess
  5. the act of swilling

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Derived Forms

  • ˈswiller, noun

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Other Words From

  • swiller noun
  • un·swilled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swill1

First recorded before 900; Middle English verb swilen “to wash, swirl,” Old English swilian, swillan

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swill1

Old English swilian to wash out

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Example Sentences

The cinnamon-flavored swill has been recalled in Europe over a chemical found in antifreeze.

For millions of Americans, it represents bottom-shelf, super-market swill of college parties yore.

As one friend remarked, when I confessed that I liked Wagner, “Megan has an unusually high tolerance for bombastic swill”.

It was when one of the table-legs overturned the swill-pail that the long pent-up storm burst in a torrent of invective.

The corners of its mouth are permanently turned up so that it can hardly stop smiling even when it is squealing for swill.

She was so full that we were afraid to give her the usual ration of swill for fear she would swell up and burst.

Lightning flashed and forked athwart the clouded firmament, from which fell rain, not in drops, but sheets—a very swill of it.

Then I went goes in a quick way to the singing creek where the willows grow, to get the swill-smells off.

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