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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Swig

/swĭg/ · IPA /swɪɡ/
01 v. t. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.
  1. 1.
    To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.[Colloq.]
  2. 2.
    To suck.[Obs. or Archaic]
    “The lambkins swig the teat.” — Creech.
02 n. A long draught.
  1. 1.
    A long draught.[Colloq.]
  2. 2.
    A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.(Naut.)
  3. 3.
    A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.[Prov. Eng.]
03 v. t. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
  1. 1.
    To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.[Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.(Naut.)