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SWAN'IMOTE, n. [swain and mote, meeting.] In England, a court held before the ve...
SWANG, n. A piece of low land or green sward, liable to be covered with water. [...
SWAN, n. A large aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, of two varieties, the wild and ...
SWAMP'Y, a. Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet and spungy; as swampy land.
SWAMP-ORE, n. In mineralogy, an ore of iron found in swamps and morasses; called...
SWAMP, n. Spungy land; low ground filled with water; soft wet ground. In New Eng...
SWAM, pret. of swim.
SWAL'LOW'S-TAIL, n. In joinery and carpentry,the same as dove-tail.
SWAL'LOWING, ppr. Taking into the stomach; absorbing; ingulfing; receiving impli...
SWAL'LOWER, n. One who swallows; also, a glutton.
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; ...