swig
noun
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L18547 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to drink in long drafts
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /swɪɡ/
noun
Etymology: Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
- Drink, liquor.
- A long draught from a drink.
“take a swig of whisky”
“Jerry put his brandy bottle at the side of his pillow,—kindly informing him that he would have an opportunity of taking a few more swigs before he went down, for the water was only up to her bends at present.”
- A person who drinks deeply.
- A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
- Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
verb
Etymology: Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
- To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
“That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.”
- To suck.
“As sucking Colts leap when they swig the Teat”
- To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.