What does "swale" mean?
Swale: A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Additional senses
- 2.To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v.
- 3.A gutter in a candle. [Prov. Eng.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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