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noun
1.
an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to drink heartily or greedily.
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Origin:
1540–50; origin uncertain
1540–50; origin uncertain
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swig·ger, noun
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swig
1540s, "drink, liquor," later "big or hearty drink of liquor" (1620s), of unknown origin. The verb is first attested 1650s.
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