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Definition of Swill

1. Noun. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.

2. Verb. Feed pigs.

3. Verb. Drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink).

Definition of Swill

1. v. t. To wash; to drench.

2. v. i. To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess.

3. n. The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; -- called also swillings.

Definition of Swill

1. Noun. a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose ¹

2. Noun. any disgusting or distasteful liquid ¹

3. Noun. anything disgusting or worthless ¹

4. Noun. a large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow ¹

5. Noun. (context: Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass ¹

6. Noun. Inexpensive beer ¹

7. Verb. to eat or drink greedily or to excess ¹

8. Verb. to wash something by flooding with water ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swill

1. to swig [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: swig

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swill

swifting swiftlet swiftlets swiftly swiftness swiftnesses swifts swigged swiggers swigging

swiggle swigs swike swill down swilled swiller swillers swilling swillings swillking

swillkings swills swim swim-bladder swim bladder swim bladders swim cap

Literary usage of Swill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical and Physical Analysis of Milk, Condensed Milk, and Infants' Milk by Nicholas Gerber (1882)
".Potato distillery swill: Only a few fragmentary investigations have been made to determine the influence which is exerted on the quality of the milk of ..."

2. Laws and Ordinances Relative to the Preservation of the Public Health in the by George W. Morton, New York (N.Y.). Board of Health, New York (N.Y.). (1860)
"All carts and other vehicles, used by any person or Braes, &c., persons to carry or transport any swill or garbage, shall have v^mW "r water-tight boxes, ..."

3. The American Veterinary Journal (1858)
"AN EVIL ARRESTED—THE swill-MILK BUSINESS DOOMED. ... The disease still prevails to an alarming extent in the swill-stables, and bears the same character. ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. ... See swill. Swim, vn I. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. ..."

5. Chemical and Physical Analysis of Milk, Condensed Milk, and Infants' Milk by Nicholas Gerber (1882)
".Potato distillery swill: Only a few fragmentary investigations have been made to determine the influence which is exerted on the quality of the milk of ..."

6. Laws and Ordinances Relative to the Preservation of the Public Health in the by George W. Morton, New York (N.Y.). Board of Health, New York (N.Y.). (1860)
"All carts and other vehicles, used by any person or Braes, &c., persons to carry or transport any swill or garbage, shall have v^mW "r water-tight boxes, ..."

7. The American Veterinary Journal (1858)
"AN EVIL ARRESTED—THE swill-MILK BUSINESS DOOMED. ... The disease still prevails to an alarming extent in the swill-stables, and bears the same character. ..."

8. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. ... See swill. Swim, vn I. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. ..."

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