Word Study
swizzle
CIDE DICTIONARY
swizzle, v. t.
To drink; to swill. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
swizzle, n.
Ale and beer mixed; also, drink generally. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
swizzle, n. & v. colloq.
--n. a mixed alcoholic drink esp. of rum or gin and bitters made frothy.
--v.tr. stir with a swizzle-stick.
--n. a mixed alcoholic drink esp. of rum or gin and bitters made frothy.
--v.tr. stir with a swizzle-stick.
Idiom
swizzle-stick a stick used for frothing or flattening drinks.
swizzle, n. Brit. colloq. = SWIZZ.
Etymology
20th c.: prob. alt. of SWINDLE
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