Swill
/swɪl/noun
To wash, rinse, or drink greedily and noisily; also, liquid food or waste feed for animals.
Did you know?Swill comes from an Old English verb meaning “to wash or rinse,” and its messy modern sense grew by association with sloshing liquid rather than any occult origin.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
swilian
“to wash, rinse, or bathe”
Middle English
ME
swillen
“to wash, rinse, or drink greedily”
14th Century
English
swill
“to wash out or rinse; later, to drink noisily or copiously”
Modern English
English
swill
“to drink greedily or carelessly; also, liquid feed or dirty washings”