n. & v. colloq.
—n. a mixed alcoholic drink esp. of rum or gin and bitters made frothy.
—v.tr. stir with a swizzle-stick.
Phrases and idioms:
swizzle-stick a stick used for frothing or flattening drinks.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
2.
n. Brit. colloq. = SWIZZ.
Etymology: 20th c.: prob. alt. of SWINDLE
Useful english dictionary. 2012.