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swigEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- SwigEnglish · e-38700-4034
Swig, swig, n. a pulley with ropes not parallel.—v.t. to tighten a rope by hauling at right angles to its lead: to castrate by ligating the scrotum and making the testicles slough off. [Prob. swag.]
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Swig, swig, n. a large draught: one who drinks deep.—v.t. to drink by large draughts, to gulp down. [Prob. conn. with A.S. swelgan, to swallow.]
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