swig
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Verb
- To [[drink]] {{q|usually by [[gulp]]ing or in a [[greedy]] or unrefined manner}}; to [[quaff]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[suck]].
- {{lb|en|nautical}} 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.
Noun
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[drink|Drink]], [[liquor]]. {{defdate|1540s–?}}
- {{lb|en|by extension}} A long [[draught]] from a [[drink]]. {{defdate|from 1620s}}
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A person who drinks deeply.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[tackle]] with [[rope]]s which are not [[parallel]].
- Warm [[beer]] flavoured with [[spice]]s, [[lemon]], etc.
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