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Rareswig
The correct spelling is swig.
How to pronounce swig
/swɪɡ/
nounIPA: /swɪɡ/
Say it like: Swi-g
The correct spelling is swig. Drink, liquor. For example: "That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em."
Usage Examples
“That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Drink, liquor.
- 2.(by extension) A long draught from a drink.
- 3.A person who drinks deeply.
- 4.A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
- 5.Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
verb
- 1.To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
- 2.To suck.
- 3.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.
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