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swill-bowl
swill-bowl Obs. or arch. (ˈswɪlbəʊl) Forms: see swill v. and bowl n.1; also 6 swielbolle, swylbowle, 6–7 swilbol. [f. swill v. + bowl n.1] One who habitually ‘swills the bowl’ or drinks to excess; a toper, drunkard.1542 Udall Erasm. Apoph. 330 b, The greatest swielbolle of wyne in the world. 1583 St...
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suck-
suck- the verb-stem used in combination: suck-fish = sucker n. 11; † suck-fist [fist n.2], a toady; † suck-giver [f. phr. give suck: see suck v. 16], a wet-nurse; suck-hole, † (a) ? (see quot. 1626); (b) U.S., a whirlpool, a pond; (c) Canad. and Austral. slang, a term of abuse (cf. suck n.1 12); hen...
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swill
▪ I. swill, n.1 north. and E. Angl. (swɪl) Also 4 sqwill(e, 4–7 swille. [Origin unknown.] 1. A large shallow basket, made roughly with strips of oak, unpeeled willows, or the like.1395 Cartular. Abb. de Whiteby (Surtees) II. 604 Pro ij cannis et j sqwill, subulco, vj. d. 1569 Richmond Wills (Surtees...
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