Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SWIN'DLED, pp.

Grossly cheated and defrauded.

SWIN'DLER, n. [G. schwindler.]

A cheat; a rogue; one who defrauds grossly, or one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice.

SWINE, n. [sing. and plur. Sax. swin; Sw. and Dan. svin; D. zwyn; G. schwein; L. suinus. It is found in the Fr. marsouin, a porpess; L. mare, the sea, and swine; the sea-hog; Port. suino, pertaining to swine; Polish, svinia; Bohemian, swine; Corn. swynia.]

A hog; a pachydermatous mammal of the genus Sus, which furnishes man with a large portion of his most nourishing food. The fat or lard of this animal enters into various dishes in cookery. The swine is a heavy, stupid animal, and delights to wallow in the mire.

SWINE-BREAD, n.

A kind of plan; truffle. – Bailey.

SWINE-CASE, n. [or SWINE-COAT, or SWINE-CRUE.]

A hog-sty; a pen for swine. [Local.]

SWINE-GRASS, n.

A plant, knot-grass. – Ainsworth.

SWINE-HERD, n. [swine and herd.]

A keeper of swine. – Tusser.

SWINE-OAT, n. [swine and oat.]

A kind of oats, cultivated for the use of pigs, as in Cornwall; the Avena nuda of botanists. Cyc.

SWINE-PIPE, n. [swine and pipe.]

A bird, the red-wing. [Local.] – Cyc.

SWINE-POCKS, or SWINE-POX, n.

The chicken-pocks. [Local.] A variety of the chicken-pocks, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water-pocks. – Good.

SWINE'S-CRESS, n. [SWINE'S CRESS.]

A species of cress, of the genus Cochlearia.

SWINE-STONE, n. [swine and stone.]

A name given to those kinds of limestone which, when rubbed, emit a fetid odor, resembling that of naphtha combined with sulphureted hydrogen. – Cyc.

SWINE-STY, n.

A sty or pen for swine.

SWINE-THIS-TLE, n.

A plant, the sow thistle. – Cyc.

SWING, n.

1. A waving or vibratory motion; oscillation; the swing of a pendulum.
2. Motion from one side to the other. A haughty man strut or walks with a swing.
3. A line, cord or other thing suspended and hanging loose; also, an apparatus suspended for persons to swing in.
4. Influence or power of a body put in motion. The ram that batters down the wall, / For the great swing and rudeness of his poise. – Shak.
5. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license. Take thy string. – Dryden. To prevent any thing which may prove an obstacle to the full siring of his genius. – Burke.
6. The sweep or compass of a moving body.
7. Unrestrained tendency; as, the prevailing swing of corrupt nature; the string of propensities. – South. Glanville.

SWING, v.i. [pret. and pp. swung. G. schwingen, to swing, to brandish, to beat with a swingle staff; D. zwingelen, to beat; Sw. svinga; Dan. svinger, to swing, to brandish, to soar. It seems that this is the Sax. swingan, to beat, strike, flagellate, whence to swingle flax. Swing seems to be formed on the root of wag.]

1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; wave; to vibrate. I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer in our receiver, if exhausted. – Boyle.
2. To practice swinging; as, a man swings for health or pleasure.
3. To move or float; also, to turn round an anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide. – Mar. Dict.

SWING, v.t.

1. To make to play loosely; to cause to wave or vibrate; as, a body suspended in the air.
2. To whirl round in the air. Swing thee in air, then dash thee down. – Milton.
3. To wave; to move to and fro; as, a man swings his arm when he walks. He swings his tail, and swiftly turns him round. – Dryden.
4. To brandish; to flourish.

SWING'-BRIDGE, n. [swing and bridge.]

A bridge that may be moved by swinging; used on canals.

SWINGE, n. [swinj.]

A sway; a swing; the sweep of any thing in motion. [Not in use.] Waller.

SWINGE, v.t. [swinj; Sax. swingan, supra.]

1. To beat soundly; to whip; to bastinade; to chastise; to punish. You swing'd me for my love. – Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. – Dryden.
2. To move as a lash. [Not in use.] – Milton. [This verb is obsolescent and vulgar.]

SWINGE-BUCK-LER, n. [swinj'-buckler.]

A bully; one with pretends to feats of arms. [Not in use.] – Shak.

SWING'ER, n.

One who swings; one who hurls.

SWING'ING, n.

The act of swinging; an exercise for health or pleasure.

SWING'ING, ppr. [of Swing.]

Waving; vibrating; brandishing.

SWING'ING, ppr. [of Swinge.]

1. Beating soundly.
2. adj. Huge; very large. [Vulgar.]