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What (who) is swill - definition
swill
FOOD FOR ANIMALS IN (PARTLY) LIQUID FORM
Pig swill; Hog swill; Swill bin
(swills, swilling, swilled)
1.
If you swill an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it.
A crowd of men were standing around swilling beer.
VERB: V n
2.
If a liquid swills around, or if you swill it around, it moves around the area that it is contained in.
Gallons of sea water had rushed into the cabin and were now swilling about in the bilges...
She swilled the whisky around in her glass.
VERB: V around/about, V n around/about
3.
Swill is a liquid mixture containing waste food that is given to pigs to eat.
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swill
FOOD FOR ANIMALS IN (PARTLY) LIQUID FORM
Pig swill; Hog swill; Swill bin
I. v. a.
1.
Drink (greedily), guzzle, quaff.
2.
Inebriate, intoxicate, fuddle.
II. n.
1.
Potations, large drams, greedy draughts of liquor.
2.
Hogwash, swillings.
swill
FOOD FOR ANIMALS IN (PARTLY) LIQUID FORM
Pig swill; Hog swill; Swill bin
¦ 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.
¦ noun
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
Origin
OE swillan, swilian (v.), of unknown origin.
Wikipedia
Swill
Swill is liquid (or partially liquid) food for animals.
Examples of use of swill
1. "Stop writing this swill and think about penance.
2. "She used to have fry–ups in the morning, to drink and swill back coffee.
3. It‘s the food industry, of course, that cooked up this legislative swill.
4. It must be rebuilt and restored, so resolute politicians tell us: federal billions swill in.
5. Chavez is also concerned that too many Venezuelans swill beer on street corners.