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swankie en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Compare German schwank (“flexible, pliant”).

Meanings

1. (Scotland) An active and clever young fellow.
   • There is a young swankie here who shoots venison well. 1820 March, [Walter Scott], The Monastery. A Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Co., and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC:

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swankie en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (obsolete, uncountable) Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.

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