SWILL, verb transitive 1. To drink grossly or greedily; as, to swill down great quantities of liquors. 2. To wash; to drench. 3. To inebriate; to swell with fullness. I should be loth To meet the rudeness and swill'd insolence Of such late wassailers. SWILL, noun Large draughts of liquor; or drink taken in excessive quantities. 1. The wash or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; called in some places swillings.
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