What does swill-belly mean?
Swill-belly means (obsolete) A drunkard..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A drunkard..
I'll not account of her as of my child. / Was there no better object for her eyes / But a foul drunken lubber, swill-belly, / A shoemaker? That's brave!
Use swill-belly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Swill-belly means (obsolete) A drunkard..
Common synonyms include reel-pot, squeeze-grape.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I'll not account of her as of my child. / Was there no better object for her eyes / But a foul drunken lubber, swill-belly, / A shoemaker? That's brave!
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