swill
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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)
6.
to drink greedily or excessively.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle.
8.
to feed (animals) with swill: to swill hogs.
9.
Chiefly British. to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English swilen (v.), Old English swilian, swillan
before 900; Middle English swilen (v.), Old English swilian, swillan
Related forms
swill·er, noun
un·swilled, adjective
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swill (swɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by out) | |
| 1. | to drink large quantities of (liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) to drench or rinse in large amounts of water |
| 3. | (tr) to feed swill to (pigs, etc) |
| —n | |
| 4. | wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc |
| 5. | garbage or refuse, esp from a kitchen |
| 6. | a deep draught of drink, esp beer |
| 7. | any liquid mess |
| 8. | the act of swilling |
| [Old English swilian to wash out] | |
| 'swiller | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
swill
O.E. swilian, swillan "to wash, gargle," with no certain cognates, but probably from P.Gmc. *sweljanan, related to the root of swallow (v.). Meaning "drink greedily" is from c.1530; the noun sense of "liquid kitchen refuse fed to pigs" is 1553, from the verb.
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Slang Dictionary
swill definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Outstanding motion swill not excuse the requirements of holding the meeting and submitting the plan.
And because the plastic is porous, you'll likely get a swill of harmful bacteria with each gulp if you reuse the bottles.
Both contractors and host employee swill enter the space.
Success in preclinical testing and early clinical testing trials does not ensure that later clinical trial swill be successful.
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