Meanings
nounswill-flagon (plural swill-flagons)
plural swill-flagons
- obsoleteA drunkard.
Out, thou German wine-flask!—Out, thou eternal swill-flagon!—Heard you ever of a modest maiden who drank wine before she had dined?
1829, Sir Walter Scott, Anne of GeiersteinSynonyms: reel-pot, squeeze-grape
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nounA drunkard.
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