swig
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
- To suck.
- 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.
Noun
- Drink, liquor.
- A long draught from a drink.
- A person who drinks deeply.
- A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
- Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
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