swill
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
swill/swɪl/
▶verb
- 1 Brit. wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water over or into it.
■ cause to swirl round in a container or cavity.
- 2 informal drink greedily or in large quantities.
■ accompany (food) with large quantities of drink.
- 1 kitchen refuse and waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.
■ informal alcohol of inferior quality.
- 2 informal a large mouthful of a drink.
– derivatives
swiller noun.
swiller noun.
– origin OE swillan, swilian (v.), of unknown origin.
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