n. [ Contr. from bellyswagger. ] A lewd man; also, a bully. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. [ 1913 Webster ]
He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A swagman. [ Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. i.
A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]
What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To bully. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who swaggers; a blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy fellow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A swagman. [ Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A lamb. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The pied wagtail. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
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v. i. [ Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G. wackeln. ] To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Why do you go nodding and waggling so? L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. A waggling or wagging;