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SWAL'LOWED, pp. Taken into the stomach; absorbed; received without scruple; engr...
SWAL'LOW-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Asclepias; hirundinaria. It grows in the ...
SWAL'LOW-TAIL, n. A plant, a species of willow.
SWAL'LOW-STONE, n. Chelidonius lapis, a stone which Pliny and other authors affi...
SWAL'LOW-FLY, n. The name of the chelidonius, a fly remarkable for its swift and...
SWAL'LOW-FISH, n. A sea fish of the genus Trigla, called in Cornwall, tub-fish; ...
SWAL'LOW, n. A bird of the genus Hirundo, of many species, among which are the c...
SWAL'LET, n. [See Well .] Among the tin miners, water breaking in upon the miner...
SWALE, n. [probably from vale.] A local word in New England, signifying an inter...
SWA'INMOTE SWAIRTH, n. An apparition. [Not used in New England.
SWA'INISH, a. Rustic.
SWAIN, n. 1. A young man. 2. A country servant employed in husbandry. 3. A pasto...
SWAG'GY, a. [from swag.] Sinking, hanging or leaning by its weight.
SWAG'GING, ppr. Sinking or inclining.
SWAG'GERING, ppr. Blustering; boasting noisily.
SWAG'GERER, n. A blusterer; a bully; a boastful noisy fellow.