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ampul (iou) and swan (iou)


ampul (iou)



ampul noun. Now rare or obsolete. OE.
[Old French ampo(u)le (mod. ampoule) from Latin AMPULLA.]
gen. A small bottle or flask; a phial. OE-L15.
spec. = AMPULLA 2. LME.

swan (iou)



swan verb2. Infl. -nn-. L19.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Swim like a swan. L19.
verb intrans. Orig. spec. (of an armoured vehicle), move about freely; now usu. (gen.), Travel casually or aimlessly for pleasure; derog. go with a superior air. Freq. foll. by about, around, off. slang (orig. Military). M20.
Sunday Express She will jet in for the launch and then swan off. G. Swift Here he is..swanning around in a hired Mercedes.