swig
swig is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To suck. [Obs. or Archaic] The lambkins swig the teat. Creech.
- 2.A long draught. [Colloq.] Marryat.
- 3.(Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
- 4.A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
- 5.To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov. Eng.]
- 6.(Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is swig.
- What is to suck. [Obs. or Archaic] The lambkins swig the teat. Creech called?
- What is a tackle with ropes which are not parallel called?
- What is a beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is to castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is to pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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