What does swill-flagon mean?
Swill-flagon means (obsolete) A drunkard..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A drunkard..
Out, thou German wine-flask!—Out, thou eternal swill-flagon!—Heard you ever of a modest maiden who drank wine before she had dined?
Use swill-flagon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Swill-flagon means (obsolete) A drunkard..
Common synonyms include reel-pot, squeeze-grape.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Out, thou German wine-flask!—Out, thou eternal swill-flagon!—Heard you ever of a modest maiden who drank wine before she had dined?
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