"swill-bowl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swill-bowls [plural]
Etymology: swill + bowl Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swill|bowl}} swill + bowl Head templates: {{en-noun}} swill-bowl (plural swill-bowls)
  1. (obsolete) A drunkard. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Alcoholism, People Synonyms: reel-pot, squeeze-grape, drunkard, swylbolle, swillbowl Related terms: swill-belly, swill-box, swill-can, swill-flagon, swill-pail, swill-pot, swill-tub

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