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swill

UK/swɪl/ US/ˈswɪl/ uncommon informal obsolete
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

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verb

1.

feed pigs

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2.

drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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Origin

From Middle English swilen (“to wash; swirl; wash away”), from Old English swillan, swilian (“to wash; wash down; swill; gargle”), from Proto-West Germanic *swilljan, from Proto-Germanic *swiljaną (“to gulp, swallow”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to drink, gulp, swallow”). Related to swallow.

Phrases

  • monkey swill
  • six o'clock swill
  • swill down
  • swill milk
  • swill up
  • unrepresentative swill

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