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(1):

(n.) A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.

(2):

(v. t.) To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.

(3):

(v. t.) To suck.

(4):

(v. t.) To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.

(5):

(n.) A long draught.

(6):

(n.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

(7):

(v. t.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Swig'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/swig.html. 1828.
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