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Meaning of swill-belly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A drunkard.

obsolete

Examples

“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!”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

swill-bowl swill-box swill-flagon swill-pail swill-pot swill-tub

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