Switch"el (?), n. [See Sweet.] A beverage of molasses and water,
seasoned with vinegar and ginger. [U. S.]
Switch"ing, a. & n. from Switch, v.
Switching engine, a locomotive for switching cars from one track to
another, and making up trains; -- called also switch engine. [U.S.]
Switch"man (?), n.; pl. Switchmen (&?;). One who tends a switch on a
railway.
Switch"y (?), a. Whisking. [Colloq.] Coombe.
Swithe (?), adv. [AS. sw&?;e strongly, violently.] Instantly; quickly;
speedily; rapidly. [Obs.]
That thou doest, do thou swithe.
Wyclif (John xiii. 27).
Switz"er (?), n. [Cf. G. schweizer. Cf. Swiss.] A native or inhabitant
of Switzerland; a Swiss.
Swive (?), v. t. [OE. swiven, fr. AS. swfan. See Swivel.] To copulate
with (a woman). [Obs.] Chaucer.
Swiv"el (?), n. [AS. swfan to move quickly, to remove; akin to Icel.
sveifla to whirl, shake, svfa to ramble, to turn. See Swoop, and cf.
Swift a reel, Swift, a.] 1. (Mech.) A piece, as a ring or hook,
attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit
rotation about the pin as an axis.
2. (Mil.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; --
called also swivel gun. Wilhelm.
Swivel bridge, a kind of drawbridge that turns round on a vertical
axis; a swing bridge. -- Swivel hook, a hook connected with the iron
strap of a pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the turns
out of a tackle. -- Swivel joint, a joint, the two pieces composing
which turn round, with respect to each other, on a longitudinal pin or
axis, as in a chain, to prevent twisting.
Swiv"el, v. i. To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.