English dictionary
sweal
/sw/i/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame.
Source: webster1913
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To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to <i>sweal</i> a pig by singeing off the hair.
Source: webster1913