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• Swill — has several uses: *Swill can refer to any cheap, usually poor tasting beverage, especially beer or liquor of many kinds, or to food unfit for human consumption. This usage is likely derived from the term pig swill, which is a generic term for… …   Wikipedia

• swill — [swil] vt. [ME swilen < OE swilian < IE base * swel , to devour > SWALLOW2] 1. to flood with water so as to wash or rinse 2. to drink greedily or in large quantity 3. to feed swill to (pigs, etc.) vi. to drink, esp. liquor, in large… …   English World dictionary

• swill — ► VERB 1) Brit. rinse out with large amounts of water. 2) Brit. (of liquid) swirl round in a container or cavity. 3) informal drink greedily or in large quantities. ► NOUN 1) kitchen refuse and waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. 2)… …   English terms dictionary

• swill — swill1 [ swıl ] noun uncount 1. ) a liquid containing waste food, used for feeding pigs 2. ) INFORMAL talk or writing that is nonsense swill swill 2 [ swıl ] verb 1. ) transitive to drink a large amount of something, especially alcohol, in an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• swill — I UK [swɪl] / US verb Word forms swill : present tense I/you/we/they swill he/she/it swills present participle swilling past tense swilled past participle swilled 1) [transitive] to drink a large amount of something, especially alcohol, in an… …   English dictionary

• swill — 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• Sty — A sty or pigsty is a small scale outdoor enclosure for raising pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a pigpen, pig parlor, or pig cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both sty and pigpen are used as derogatory… …   Wikipedia

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