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I'll swing for you

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) has "swing, to be hanged; 'if you don't do what's right, I'll swing for you,' i.e., take your life,—a common threat in low neighbourhoods". I don't understand this because if it means hang, then "I'll swing for you" should not be a threat, but should mean "I'll hang and let you escape" (compare the Sherlock Holmes citation, "I'll swing for it" i.e. I will take the blame and be hanged). Equinox 04:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

(Intransitive) walk with swaying motion

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(Intransitive) to walk with a swaying motion in a relaxed or easy manner --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:38, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

swang

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Swang was often used for the past tense by writers until the early 20c. --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:50, 15 August 2021 (UTC)Reply