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  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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