Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Swag

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Swag


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(1):

(v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

(2):

(n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(v. i.) To tramp carrying a swag.

(5):

(n.) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.

(6):

(n.) A swaying, irregular motion.

(7):

(v. i.) To sink down by its weight; to sag.