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[swag] 
,noun, verb, swagged, swag⋅ging.–noun
| 1. | a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at or near each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon. |
| 2. | a wreath, spray, or cluster of foliage, flowers, or fruit. |
| 3. | a festoon, esp. one very heavy toward the center. |
| 4. | a swale. |
| 5. | a swaying or lurching movement. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to move heavily or unsteadily from side to side or up and down; sway. |
| 7. | to hang loosely and heavily; sink down. |
–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to cause to sway, sink, or sag. |
| 9. | to hang or adorn with swags. |
Origin:
1520–30; perh. < Scand; cf. Norw svaga, svagga to sway, rock
1520–30; perh. < Scand; cf. Norw svaga, svagga to sway, rock
swag
2 [swag] ,noun, verb, swagged, swag⋅ging.–noun
| 1. | Slang.
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| 2. | Australian. a traveler's bundle containing personal belongings, cooking utensils, food, or the like. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | Australian. to travel about carrying one's bundle of personal belongings. |
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| swag (swāg) n.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| Main Entry: | swag |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See schwag |
| Main Entry: | swag |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See schwag |
Swag
Swag\, v. i. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]Swag
Swag\, n. [Australia] (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; -- called also a bluey, or a drum. (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general. He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. --Lawson.Swag
Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swagging.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See Sway.]1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] 2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton. I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. --Palsgrave.Swag
Swag\, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion. 2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] --Charles Reade.
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swag (v.)
"to move heavily or unsteadily," 1530, probably from O.N. sveggja "to swing, sway," cognate with O.E. swingan "to swing" (see swing). The noun sense of "ornamental festoon" is first found 1794. Earlier senses of "bulky bag" (1303) and "big, blustering fellow" (1588) may represent separate borrowings from the Scand. source.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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SWAG jargon
Scientific (or Silly) Wild Ass Guess. A term used by technical teams when establishing high level sizings for large projects.
(2000-08-09)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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swag
in architecture and decoration, carved ornamental motif consisting of stylized flowers, fruit, foliage, and cloth, tied together with ribbons that sag in the middle and are attached at both ends. The distinction is sometimes made between a swag and a festoon by limiting the former to festoons entirely made up of folds of cloth.
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