swill-flagon

English

Etymology

swill +‎ flagon

Noun

swill-flagon (plural swill-flagons)

1. (obsolete) A drunkard.
   • 1829, Sir Walter Scott, Anne of Geierstein:

     Out, thou German wine-flask!—Out, thou eternal swill-flagon!—Heard you ever of a modest maiden who drank wine before she had dined?

Synonyms

• reel-pot, squeeze-grape; see also Thesaurus:drunkard

Related terms

• swill-belly, swill-bowl, swill-box, swill-can, swill-pail, swill-pot, swill-tub