Swagged

Swagged
Swag Swag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. --Palsgrave. [1913 Webster]

3. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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