3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.
[Prov. Eng.]
Swig, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swjian to be silent,
swcan to evade, escape.] 1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the
testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
[Prov. Eng.]
2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body
upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
Swill (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swilling.]
[OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.] 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.
2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See Swill, n.] 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.