swill

 
Pronunciation: /swɪl/

verb

[with object]
  • 1British wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it: I swilled out the mug
  • cause (liquid) to swirl round in a container or cavity: she gently swilled her brandy round her glass
  • [no object, with adverbial] (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface: the icy water swilled round us
  • 2 informal drink (something) greedily or in large quantities: they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter (as adjective, in combination swilling) his beer-swilling pals
  • accompany (food) with large quantities of drink: a feast swilled down with pints of cider

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.
  • informal alcohol of inferior quality: the beer was just warm swill
  • 2 informal a large mouthful of a drink: a swill of ale

Derivatives

swiller

noun
[usually in combination]: beer-swillers

Origin:

Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century