swig
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Is swig a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of swig?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To suck.Examples: "As sucking Colts leap when they swig the Teat"obsolete
2. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.Synonyms: sweating
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Drink, liquor.obsolete
2. (by extension) A long draught from a drink.Examples: "take a swig of whisky"; "Jerry put his brandy bottle at the side of his pillow,—kindly informing him that he would have an opportunity of taking a few more swigs before he went down, for the water was only up to her bends at present."; "He looked up, however, at my coming, knocked the neck off the bottle like a man who had done the same thing often, and took a good swig, with his favourite toast of "Here's luck!""Synonyms: draught, sip, swillbroadly
3. (obsolete) A person who drinks deeply.obsolete
4. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
Definition source: Wiktionary