Swillings

Swill´ings


n. pl. 1. See Swill, n., 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Swilling, I warrant me, at the ale, or playing their juggling tricks at the bedside of some miserly churl.
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But I persevered, and used my body in the way Nature intended it should be used--not bending over a desk and swilling whiskey...
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"It would take a clever man to live upon thy labor, Hugh," remarked one of the foresters, "seeing that the half of thy time is spent in swilling mead at the `Pied Merlin.'"
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But, I perfectly remember that I sat swilling tea until my whole nervous system, if I had had any in those days, must have gone by the board.
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He wrinkled his nose in a puzzled way at the dishes offered to him by the waiter but refused none, devouring the food with a great appetite and drinking ("swilling" Fyne called it) gallons of ginger beer, which was procured for him (in stone bottles) at his request.
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Jordan Swillings hit a routine grounder to shortstop Regan Aghdam, but in his attempt to force Kovach at second, Aghdam threw the ball into right field, allowing Landell to score.
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