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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. [1913 Webster] A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. [1913 Webster] What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier. [1913 Webster]