a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
Origin
1875-80
British Dictionary definitions for swizzle-stick
swizzle stick
noun
1.
a small rod used to agitate an effervescent drink to facilitate the escape of carbon dioxide
Slang definitions & phrases for swizzle-stick
swizzle-stick
noun
A stick for stirring a mixed drink
[1879+; fr earlier swizzle, ''stir a drink,'' fr swizzle, ''a drink, to drink,'' perhaps related to switchel, ''drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum'']