swill-belly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From swill + belly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A drunkard.
I'll not account of her as of my child. / Was there no better object for her eyes / But a foul drunken lubber, swill-belly, / A shoemaker? That's brave!
1599, Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday, act 4, scene 5; Rhys, Ernest, editor, Thomas Dekker, unexpurgated edition, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1887, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swill-bellies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
swill-can · swill-tub · swill-flagon · swill-pot · swill-bowl · swill-box · swill-pail