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swag / swag/ • n. 1. an ornamental festoon of flowers, fruit, and greenery: ribbon-tied swags of flowers. ∎ a carved or painted representation of such a festoon: fine plaster swags. ∎ a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve. 2. inf. money or goods taken by a thief or burglar: garden machinery is the most popular swag. ∎ inf. a large number, amount, or variety: a swag of events including fleece competitions, poultry and water fowl competitions, and a tractor pull. 3. Austral./NZ a traveler's or miner's bundle of personal belongings. • v. (swagged, swag·ging ) [tr.] 1. arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric: swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs| [as adj.] (swagged) the swagged contours of nomads' tents. 2. Austral./NZ travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle: swagging it in Queensland swagging my way up to the Northern Territory. 3. [intr.] chiefly poetic/lit. hang heavily: the crinkly old hide swags here and there. ∎ sway from side to side: the stout chief sat swagging from one side of the carriage to the other. |
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"swag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "swag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-swag.html "swag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-swag.html |
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Swagquantity of money or goods, usually stolen; a bundle of personal belongings carried by a tramp, miner, or traveller in the bush, 1864; a decorative festoon of flowers, 1794; of fruit and flowers, 1813. |
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"Swag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Swag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301517.html "Swag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301517.html |
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swag (dial.) swaying movement XVII; ornamental wreath or festoon XVIII; thief's booty XIX. of obscure orig.; cf. Norw. swagga sway.
So swag vb. (dial.) move or cause to move unsteadily XVI; sink down XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "swag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "swag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-swag.html T. F. HOAD. "swag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-swag.html |
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DARREL INCE. "SWAG." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "SWAG." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-SWAG.html DARREL INCE. "SWAG." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-SWAG.html |
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swag. Festoon on two supports with the suspended element resembling drapery.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "swag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "swag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-swag.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "swag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-swag.html |
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•bag, blag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag
•ragbag • saddlebag
•handbag, sandbag
•gasbag • ratbag • air bag • mailbag
•fleabag, tea bag
•beanbag • windbag • kitbag • dillybag
•carpet bag • washbag • growbag
•nosebag
•bumbag, scumbag
•punchbag • Stalag • jetlag • greylag
•gulag • dishrag • bullyrag • Morag
•ragtag • dog tag • Sontag • wigwag
•chinwag
•scallywag (US scallawag) • zigzag
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"swag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "swag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-swag.html "swag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-swag.html |
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