Swad"dler (?), n. A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley.
Swad"dling (?), a. & n. from Swaddle, v.
Swaddling band, Swaddling cloth, or Swaddling clout, a band or cloth
wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant.
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a
manger.
Luke ii. 12.
Swag (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swagging
(?).] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to
sway. See Sway.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to
sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.]