(thing) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Wed Jun 01 2005 at 23:44:25
to swing

To be hanged.
He will swing for it ; he will be hanged for it.
swinging

A great swinging fellow ; a great stout fellow.

A swinging lie ; a lusty lie.
swing tail

A hog.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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