to cause food or drink to pass down the throat; to accept or believe without question
from Old English swelgan, related to German schwelgen meaning 'to feast'
Swallows the birds got their name because they catch insects by literally swallowing them mid-flight - talk about fast food! The verb and the bird name come from completely different etymological roots though.
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