Swill (Noun)
Meaning
Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Farmers fed the pigs swill from the cafeteria as part of their daily ration.
- The animal shelter collected swill from local restaurants to supplement the animal feed.
- Swill from the bakery was used to fatten up the chickens on the farm.
- It's common practice in rural areas to give swill to livestock to help clear out unwanted kitchen scraps.
- At the county fair, contestants brought in different concoctions of swill to feed the prized pigs for the judging competition.