6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swag \Swag\, v. i.
To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swag \Swag\, n. [Australia]
a A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas
or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried
on the back or over the shoulder; -- called also a
{bluey}, or a {drum}.
b Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up hence luggage
in general.
He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed
part of himself. --Lawson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swag \Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr & vb n.
{Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja sveigja to bend, to sway,
Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.]
1. To hang or move as something loose and heavy; to sway; to
swing. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.
I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth.
--Palsgrave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swag \Swag\, n.
1. A swaying, irregular motion.
2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang]
--Charles Reade.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
swag
n 1: (informal) valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage},
{plunder}, {prize}]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {flag}]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements [syn: {stagger},
{reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {careen}]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
SWAG
Scientific (or Silly) Wild Ass Guess. A term used by
technical teams when establishing high level sizings for large
projects.
(2000-08-09)
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