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Definition of Swill
1. Verb. Feed pigs.
2. Noun. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.
Generic synonyms: Feed, Provender
Derivative terms: Slop, Slop
3. Verb. Drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink).
Definition of Swill
1. v. t. To wash; to drench.
2. v. i. To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess.
3. n. The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; -- called also swillings.
Definition of Swill
1. Noun. a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose ¹
2. Noun. any disgusting or distasteful liquid ¹
3. Noun. anything disgusting or worthless ¹
4. Noun. a large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow ¹
5. Noun. (context: Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass ¹
6. Noun. Inexpensive beer ¹
7. Verb. to eat or drink greedily or to excess ¹
8. Verb. to wash something by flooding with water ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swill
1. to swig [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: swig
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swill
Literary usage of Swill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical and Physical Analysis of Milk, Condensed Milk, and Infants' Milk by Nicholas Gerber (1882)
".Potato distillery swill: Only a few fragmentary investigations have been made
to determine the influence which is exerted on the quality of the milk of ..."
2. Laws and Ordinances Relative to the Preservation of the Public Health in the by George W. Morton, New York (N.Y.). Board of Health, New York (N.Y.). (1860)
"All carts and other vehicles, used by any person or Braes, &c., persons to carry
or transport any swill or garbage, shall have v^mW "r water-tight boxes, ..."
3. The American Veterinary Journal (1858)
"AN EVIL ARRESTED—THE swill-MILK BUSINESS DOOMED. ... The disease still prevails
to an alarming extent in the swill-stables, and bears the same character. ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. ... See swill.
Swim, vn I. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. ..."
5. Chemical and Physical Analysis of Milk, Condensed Milk, and Infants' Milk by Nicholas Gerber (1882)
".Potato distillery swill: Only a few fragmentary investigations have been made
to determine the influence which is exerted on the quality of the milk of ..."
6. Laws and Ordinances Relative to the Preservation of the Public Health in the by George W. Morton, New York (N.Y.). Board of Health, New York (N.Y.). (1860)
"All carts and other vehicles, used by any person or Braes, &c., persons to carry
or transport any swill or garbage, shall have v^mW "r water-tight boxes, ..."
7. The American Veterinary Journal (1858)
"AN EVIL ARRESTED—THE swill-MILK BUSINESS DOOMED. ... The disease still prevails
to an alarming extent in the swill-stables, and bears the same character. ..."
8. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"swill, «. I. Potations, large drama, greedy draughts of liquor. ... See swill.
Swim, vn I. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. ..."