swag.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 sl. a the booty carried off by burglars etc. b illicit gains.
2 a an ornamental festoon of flowers etc. b a carved etc. representation of this. c drapery of similar appearance.
3 Austral. & NZ a traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings.

--v.

(swagged, swagging)
1 tr. arrange (a curtain etc.) in swags.
2 intr. a hang heavily. b sway from side to side.
3 tr. cause to sway or sag. [16th c.: prob. f. Scand.]

swag.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a die or stamp for shaping wrought iron etc. by hammering or pressure.
2 a tool for bending metal etc.

--v.

tr. shape with a swage.

swage-block a block with various perforations, grooves, etc., for shaping metal. [F s(o)uage decorative groove, of unkn. orig.]

swag.html - v., n., & adj.
--v.

intr.
1 walk arrogantly or self-importantly.
2 behave arrogantly; be domineering.

--n.

1 a swaggering gait or manner.
2 swaggering behaviour.
3 a dashing or confident air or way of doing something.
4 smartness.

--adj.

1 colloq. smart or fashionable.
2 (of a coat) cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

swagger stick a short cane carried by a military officer.

swaggerer n. swaggeringly adv. [app. f. SWAG v. + -ER(4)]

swag.html - n.
(pl. -men) Austral. & NZ a tramp carrying a swag (see SWAG n. 3).

swag.html - See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY.

swag.html - See: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER.