Swag

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A swaying, irregular motion.

II. Swag ·noun A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.

III. Swag ·add. ·vi To tramp carrying a swag.

IV. Swag ·vi To sink down by its weight; to Sag.

V. Swag ·add. ·noun Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.

VI. Swag ·vi To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to Sway; to Swing.

VII. Swag ·add. ·noun 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.

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