SWILL in a Sentence

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For SWILL, below is one of 6 sentences:
Singing "Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum," Long John Silver and his fellow pirates started to swill their grog.

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 Meanings and Examples of SWILL
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swill
 v.  drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
Classic Sentence:
1  Then, get sponges and clean water to swill down the tables and seats.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XXII
2  It was an enormous bottomless trough in which the hogs could swill and wallow.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
3  But, I perfectly remember that I sat swilling tea until my whole nervous system, if I had had any in those days, must have gone by the board.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 26. I FALL INTO CAPTIVITY
Example Sentence:
1  Singing "Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum," Long John Silver and his fellow pirates started to swill their grog.
2  Get a bucket to swill the yard down.
3  Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females.