swill

[ swil ]

/ swɪl /

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noun

liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.

kitchen refuse in general; garbage.

any liquid mess, waste, or refuse; slop.

a deep draught of liquor.

contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel.

verb (used without object)

to drink greedily or excessively.

verb (used with object)

to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle.

to feed (animals) with swill: to swill hogs.

Chiefly British. to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.

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Origin of swill

before 900; Middle English swilen (v.), Old English swilian, swillan

OTHER WORDS FROM swill

swiller, nounun·swilled, adjective

Words nearby swill

swiftlet, swift moth, Swift's disease, swig, swiler, swill, swim, swim against the current, swim bladder, swimfeeder, swim fin

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Example sentences from the Web for swill

Eea, aw reckon aw have, but if aw havn't spoilt th' swill aw dooant care.
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley
So avaricious is that animal, that no amount of swill seems to pacify his desire to overthrow principles and defeat great objects.
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth|Timothy Templeton
We were then standing in the open close by a swill heap and the bear was coming toward us, there being no timber intervening.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various
Let them enjoy the swill and sunshine and other good things of life while they may.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur

Then he picked up the bucket of swill and ran over to feed the pigs.
Polly and Eleanor|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for swill

swill

/ (swɪl) /

verb

to drink large quantities of (liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle

(tr often foll by out) mainly British to drench or rinse in large amounts of water

(tr) to feed swill to (pigs, etc)

noun

wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc

garbage or refuse, esp from a kitchen

a deep draught of drink, esp beer

any liquid mess

the act of swilling

Derived forms of swill

swiller, noun

Word Origin for swill

Old English swilian to wash out

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