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SWIG-Men,

carrying small Haberdashery-Wares about, pretending to sell them, to colour their Roguery. Fellows crying Old Shoes, Boots, or brooms; and thos pretending to buy Old Suits, Hats or Cloaks, are also called Swig-Men, and oftentimes, if an Opportunity offers, make all Fish that comes to Net.

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Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

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SWAG
To SWAGGER
SWEET
SWEETNERS
SWIG
SWIG-Men
SWINDGING-Clap
To SWINDE one off

Nearby:

The Vulgar Tongue originally collected by Grose, 1811.

Also see examples in Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes collected by John S. Farmer (1896).