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əl noun
1.
a tall drink, originating in Barbados, composed of full-flavored West Indian rum, lime juice, crushed ice, and sugar: typically served with a swizzle stick.
Origin:
1805–15; origin uncertain
1805–15; origin uncertain
Related forms
swiz·zler, noun
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swizzle (ˈswɪzəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (US) an unshaken cocktail |
| 2. | an alcoholic drink containing gin or rum |
| 3. | informal (Brit) a swiz |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to stir a swizzle stick in (a drink) |
| 5. | informal (Brit) to swindle; cheat |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
swizzle
1813, name for various kinds of liquor drinks, or for intoxicating drinks generally, possibly a variant of switchel "a drink of molasses and water" (often mixed with rum,) first attested 1790, of uncertain origin. Swizzle-stick attested by 1859.
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swizzle definition[ˈswɪzlæ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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swizzled definition[ˈswɪzlæd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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