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swill-flagon

swill-flagon noun: a drunkard.

Noun

swill-flagon (plural swill-flagons)

  1. (obsolete) A drunkard.
    • Out, thou German wine-flask!—Out, thou eternal swill-flagon!—Heard you ever of a modest maiden who drank wine before she had dined?1829, Sir Walter Scott, Anne of Geierstein

Synonyms of swill-flagon

Forms of swill-flagon

pluralswill-flagons

Origin of swill-flagon

From swill + flagon.

Questions about swill-flagon

What does swill-flagon mean?
Swill-flagon means a drunkard.
What part of speech is swill-flagon?
Swill-flagon is a noun.
What is the plural of swill-flagon?
The plural of swill-flagon is swill-flagons.

Words near swill-flagon in the dictionary

  1. swill-bellies
  2. swill-belly
  3. swill-bowl
  4. swill-bowls
  5. swill-box
  6. swill-flagon
  7. swill-flagons
  8. swill-pail
  9. swill-pails
  10. swill-pot
  11. swill-pots

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