Swill (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Swilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Swilling.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.]
1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.]
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Shak.
2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See
Swill, n.] To drink in great draughts;
to swallow greedily.
Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring
sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and
cider.
Smollett.
3. To inebriate; to fill with drink.
I should be loth
To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence
Of such late wassailers.
Milton.
Swill, v. i. To drink greedily or
swinishly; to drink to excess. South.
Swill, n. 1. The
wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; --
called also swillings.
2. Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in
excessive quantities.
Swill (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Swilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Swilling.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.]
1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.]
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Shak.
2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See
Swill, n.] To drink in great draughts;
to swallow greedily.
Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring
sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and
cider.
Smollett.
3. To inebriate; to fill with drink.
I should be loth
To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence
Of such late wassailers.
Milton.
Swill, v. i. To drink greedily or
swinishly; to drink to excess. South.
Swill, n. 1. The
wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; --
called also swillings.
2. Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in
excessive quantities.
