n.
Pronunciation: ' swil
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English swilen, from Old English swillan
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : WASH , DRENCH
2 : to drink great drafts of : GUZZLE < swill beer>
3 : to feed (as a pig) with swill
intransitive verb
1 : to drink or eat freely, greedily, or to excess
2 : SWASH
– swill · er noun