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vittate (medicine) and swig(1) (iou)


vittate (medicine)


vittate


1. <botany> Bearing or containing vittae.

2. Striped longitudinally.

Origin: L. Vittatus bound with a fillet, fr. Vitta fillet.

Source: Websters Dictionary


swig(1) (iou)



swig noun1 & verb1. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
Drink, esp. alcoholic liquor. Now dial. & slang. M16.
A deep swallow or draught of a drink, esp. of alcoholic liquor. colloq. E17.
B. Pym Taking a swig of brandy out of a small flask.
b. verb. colloq. Infl. -gg-.
verb intrans. Drink in deep draughts; drink eagerly or copiously. Also foll. by at. M17.
C. P. Snow Steen swigged at his glass of whisky. Times He..swigged from a bottle of water.
verb trans. Drink (esp. alcoholic liquor) in deep draughts; drink from (a bottle etc.) in this manner. Also foll. by down. L17.
E. David Anisette is not a liqueur..to swig down in quantity. P. Muldoon Swigging a quart of whiskey.
swigger noun (colloq., chiefly US) a habitual or heavy drinker, esp. of alcohol M20.