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(), 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.] 2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. Sir H. Wotton. I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. Palsgrave. Swag n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion. 2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] Charles Reade. Swag (), v. i.To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia] Swag n.[Australia] (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; -- called also a bluey, or a drum. (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general. He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. Lawson. スポンサード リンク
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