swizzle
a tall drink, originating in Barbados, composed of full-flavored West Indian rum, lime juice, crushed ice, and sugar: typically served with a swizzle stick.
to agitate (a beverage) with a swizzle stick.
to gulp down; guzzle.
Origin of swizzle
1Other words from swizzle
- swizzler, noun
Words Nearby swizzle
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How to use swizzle in a sentence
This was followed by a reproduction of the gin-and-water jars, and a round of the immortal swizzle.
Byron | Richard EdgcumbeMcGlade slowly and deliberately drank the last of his swizzle.
The Shadow | Arthur Stringerswizzle withdrew the auger hurriedly; from its point a few bright red drops trickled.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales | Bret HarteNot fizz at all, but that old brewing of honey—mead—metheglin—old Saxon swizzle.
Sir Hilton's Sin | George Manville FennAt the worst of the storm there is neither Heaven nor Earth, but only a swizzle into which a man may be brewed.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913) | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for swizzle
/ (ˈswɪzəl) /
US an unshaken cocktail
an alcoholic drink containing gin or rum
British informal a swiz
(tr) to stir a swizzle stick in (a drink)
British informal to swindle; cheat
Origin of swizzle
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