swaddling ppl OED ~ Ir (1747-); EDD (2) Ir. Hypocritical; canting.
[cl820] 1912 MURPHN, 2 "Quigley on Picco": When he found out both my name and nation,/ He boldly seized me and turned me out; / Had I been a heathen or a 'swaddling' preacher, / He'd entertain me without a doubt.
