swan
noun
[ swɒn ]
• a large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage.
swan
verb
• move about or go somewhere in a casual, irresponsible, or ostentatious way.
• "swanning around Europe nowadays are we?"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan . The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armoured vehicles.
