01 v. t. To wash; to drench.
imp. & p. p.
Swilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swilling
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1.
To wash; to drench.[Obs.]“As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean.” — Shak.
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2.
To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily.“Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and cider.” — Smollett.
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3.
To inebriate; to fill with drink.“I should be loth To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence Of such late wassailers.” — Milton.