SWAG

Scientific (or Silly) Wild Ass Guess. A term used by technical teams when establishing high level sizings for large projects.

(2000-08-09)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

Swag \Swag\, n.

1. A swaying, irregular motion. [1913 Webster]

2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] --Charles Reade. [1913 Webster]

3. [Australia]
   (a) 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.
   (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.

He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. --Lawson. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Swag \Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swagging.]

[Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See Sway.]

1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.]

[1913 Webster]

2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. --Palsgrave. [1913 Webster]

3. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

swag

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Swag \Swag\, v. i. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Swag \Swag\, n. [Australia]
   (a) 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.
   (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.

He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. --Lawson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Swag \Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swagging.]

[Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See Sway.]

1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.]

2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.

I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. --Palsgrave.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Swag \Swag\, n.

1. A swaying, irregular motion.

2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] --Charles Reade.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)