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swig

  [swig] ,noun, verb, swigged, swig⋅ging. Informal.
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–noun
1. an amount of liquid, esp. 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.
Origin:
1540–50; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
swigger, noun
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swig   (swĭg)   
n.  A deep draft, especially of liquor; a gulp.
tr. & intr.v.   swigged, swig·ging, swigs
To drink (liquid) or engage in drinking liquid in great gulps.

[Origin unknown.]
swig'ger n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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