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h; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink. As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills. Shak.

To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. [Colloq.]

To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily. Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and cider. Smollett.

To drink; to swill. Halliwell.

Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings. Symposiac disputations amongst my acquaintance. Arbuthnot.

A drinking together; a symposium. "Our symposion last night." Sir W. Scott.

A drinking together; a merry feast. T. Warton.

arind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink. Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. -- Velvet tamarind. (a) A West African leguminous tree (Codarium acutifolium). (b) One of the small black velvety pods,…

A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover. Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot.

One tanned by the sun. [R.] Hot summer's tanlings and The shrinking slaves of winter. Shak.

A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar. [Colloq.]

To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.

One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its quality. Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. Dryden.

To take or drink tea. [Colloq.]

A small cup from which to drink tea.

A workingmen's resort conducted under religious influences as a counteractant to the drinking saloon. [Colloq. or Cant]

One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

The principle or practice of entire abstinence, esp. from intoxicating drinks.

nd passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.

rate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Franklin.