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Swig   /swɪg/   Listen
Swig

noun
1.
A large and hurried swallow.  Synonyms: draft, draught, gulp.






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"Swig" Quotes from Famous Books



... jealousy, but I am unregenerate enough. I probably mean I wish I wished it. For in spite of my revolt against the earth, I'd like to give Nan the cup, not of earth sorceries but earth loveliness, and let her swig it to the bottom. And then, if Old Crow's right and this is only a symbol and we've got to live by symbols till we get the real thing, why, then I'm sentimental enough—Victorian! yes, say it, and be hanged!—to want to believe Nan and I shall some time—some time——Anyhow, I'm not ...
— Old Crow • Alice Brown

... in the distance seems all-fired big— Sorter makes you shiver when you look at it a-comin'; Makes you wanter edge aside, er hide, er take a swig Of somethin' that is sure to set your worried head a-hummin'. Trouble in the distance is a mighty skeery feller— But wait until it reaches you afore ...
— It Can Be Done - Poems of Inspiration • Joseph Morris

... at her father's house, I remained as long as I could, and as the old governor was fond of sea songs and tough yarns, I served them out freely until the clock struck 2 A.M., when, after taking a good swig out of a large tankard of strong ale, which had frequently been replenished, I took Nancy's hand and kissed it, and wished her good-night. The father, who was a hearty old farmer, asked me to call in again before I sailed, for at this time I was master's mate of the ...
— A Sailor of King George • Frederick Hoffman

... a point on his chin, and as his jaws moved, he looked for all the world like an aged billy-goat. He was a kind-hearted and anxious old billy-goat, and sought to tempt his buddy with a bit of cheese or a swig of cold coffee. He believed in eating—no man could keep up steam if he did not stoke the furnace. Failing in this, he would try to divert Hal's mind, telling stories of mining-life in America and Russia. He was most proud to have an "American feller" for a buddy, and tried to make the work as ...
— King Coal - A Novel • Upton Sinclair

... I well remimbers the last swig I took a'most burnt a hole in me shirt, over the bosom, and they say that is ...
— The Lost Trail - I • Edward S. Ellis



Words linked to "Swig" :   deglutition, imbibe, hit, swallow, slog, get down, drink



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