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| swig | |
| 1. v. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff. |  |
| That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) To suck. | |
| 3. v. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) Drink, liquor. | |
| 5. n. (by extension) A long draught from a drink. | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) A person who drinks deeply. | |
| 7. n. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel. | |
| 8. n. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc. | |
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