What is to retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions. "Swallowed his vows whole." Shak called?
swallow — To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions. "Swallowed his vows whole." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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