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swill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English swilen, from Old English swillan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. wash, drench 2. to drink great drafts of ; guzzle < swill beer > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Six o'clock swill — The Six o clock swill was the last minute rush to buy drinks at a hotel bar before it closed. During a significant part of the 20th century, Australian and New Zealand hotels shut their public bars at 6 p.m.; between finishing work (5 p.m.) and… … Wikipedia
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drink — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this] Syn. beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall… … English dictionary for students
drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… … English dictionary for students
drink — Synonyms and related words: BS, Bronx cocktail, Bull Shot, Cuba Libre, Dubonnet cocktail, Green Dragon, Guggenheim, Harvey Wallbanger, Irish coffee, John Barleycorn, Mai Tai, Manhattan, Mickey, Mickey Finn, Rob Roy, Sazerac, absorb, ade, adsorb,… … Moby Thesaurus
su̯el-1(k-) — su̯el 1(k ) English meaning: to swallow, eat, drink Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlingen, essen, trinken”? Nur Iran. and Gmc.? Material: Av. x ̌ar “ enjoy, consume “; Eng. swill “ devour, drink greedily “ (also “ swill, flush “, as… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
slops — noun 1. wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk • Syn: ↑slop, ↑swill, ↑pigswill, ↑pigwash • Derivationally related forms: ↑swill (for: ↑swi … Useful english dictionary
Regional vocabularies of American English — vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may be not recognized by speakers outside of… … Wikipedia
