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Sweal
Pronunciation : Sweal
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G. schwelen to burn slowly, schw?l sultry, Icel. sv?la a thick smoke.]
Definition : Defn: To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also swale.] Sir W. Scott.
i. [imp. & p. p. Swealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swealing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sweal
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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