Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To depart; depart without paying; return nothing for value received: with off.
  • Same as swage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To shape metal using a hammer or other force.
  • verb colloquial To leave (a restaurant etc.) without paying.

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  • To leave without paying.

    May 13, 2008