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 1590. Spenser, Fairy Queene, i. xi. 26. The scorching flame sore swinged all his face.

1595. Shakspeare, Two Gentlemen, ii. 1. 87. I was in love with my bed: I thank you, you swinged me for my love. Ibid. (1596), King John, ii. 1. 288. Saint George that swinged the dragon. Ibid. (1598), 2 Hen. IV., v. 4. I will have you soundly swinged for this if you be not swinged I'll forswear half kirtles.

1509. Greene, George a Greene. Once he swing'd me till my bones did ake.

1607. Devil's Charter [Steevens]. When I was a scholar in Padua, faith, then I could have swinged a sword and buckler.

1611. Cotgrave, Dict., s.v. Dober. To beat, swinge, lamme, bethwacke.

1614. Fletcher, Wit Without Money, iv. 5. Be not too bold; for, if you be, I'll swinge you, I'll swinge you monstrously, without all pity.

1621. Sylvester, Du Bartas [Nares]. Then often swindging, with his sinnewy train, Somtimes his sides, somtimes the dusty plain.

1637. Davenant, Brit. Triumphans, [Dram. Rest., Davenant, ii. 282]. In Gaul he swinged the valiant Sir Amadis.

1663. Butler, Hudibras. Whether it be direct infrynging An oath if I should waive this swinging.

1709. Swift, Stella, xxxix. Walpole, late secretary of war, is to be swinged for bribery.

1763. Foote, Mayor of Garratt, i. I would swinge and leather my lambkin.

2. (venery).—To copulate: see Ride. Hence swinger = a performer (q.v.).

153[?]. Lyndsay, Descriptioun, [Laing, i. 156, 17]. Ane swyngeour coffe amangis the wyvis.

1622. Fletcher, Beggars Bush, iii. 1. Give her cold jelly To take up her belly, And once a day swinge her again.

1668. Dryden, Enemy's Love, v. And that baggage, Beatrix, how I would swinge her if I had her here.

Swinged off, adv. phr. (old).—See quot.

c. 1696. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Swinging He is swing'd off, damnably Clapt.

Swinging (Swindging or Swingeing), adj. (old).—Huge, astonishing: generic for size: anything that beats all else: see Swinge, verb. Hence swinger = anything of size; a whopper (q.v.). Spec. an unblushing falsehood.

1623. Mabbe, Spanish Rogue (1630), ii. 144. A swinging pastie.

1624. Fletcher, Rule a Wife, iv. 3. A swinging storm will sing you such a lullaby.

1648. Herrick, Twelfe Night. Thus ye must doe To make the wassaile a swinger.

1672. Dryden, Assignation, iii. 8. Yours were but little vanities; but I have sinn'd swingingly against my vow.

1694. Motteux, Rabelais, v. xviii. A swingeing ass's touch-tripe fastened to his waist.

c. 1696. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Swinging. Clap, Lye, Fellow, a very great one. I swing'd him off, I lay'd on and beat him well-favoredly. He is swing'd off, damnably Clapt.

1703. Farquhar, Inconstant, i. 1. We have rid a swinging pace from Nemours since two this morning.

1720. Echard, Obs. Cont. Clergy, 159. How will he rap out presently half a dozen swingers, to get off cleverly.

1725. Bailey, Erasmus, i. 271. Did I not tell you a swingeing Lie, then?

1730. North, Lives of Norths. [A certain monstrous proposition is called] a swinger.

1734. Carey, Chronon., 3. Now, for a swingeing lye.

1742. Fielding, Joseph Andrews, ii. 5. If your jury were Christians, they must give swingeing damages, that's all.

1859. Sala, Twice Round Clock, 4 a.m. 17. Retailing the fish at a swingeing profit.

1872. C. D. Warner, Blacklog Studies, 264. A placid, calm, swingeing cold night.