English dictionary
swale
/sw/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen.
Source: webster1913
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A gutter in a candle.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To melt and waste away; to singe. See <u>Sweal</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>
Source: webster1913