Webster's Dictionary 1913

12556

Swaggie

Swag″gie (?), n. A swagman.

12557

Swaggy

Swag″gy (?), a. Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight. Sir T. Browne.

12558

Swagman

Swag″man (?), n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; — called also swagsman, swagger, and swaggie.

12559

Swagsman

Swags″man (?), n. A swagman.

12560

Swain

Swain (?), n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. swān, OHG. swein.] 1. A servant.Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. Chau...

12561

Swainish

Swain″ish, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. “An ungentle and swainish beast.” Milton. — Swain″ish‐ness, n.Emerson.

12562

Swainling

Swain″ling (?), n. A little swain.

12563

Swainmote

Swain″mote′ (?), n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice ev...

12564

Swainship

Swain″ship, n. The condition of a swain.

12565

Swaip

Swaip (?), v. i. [Cf. Sweep.] To walk proudly; to sweep along. Todd.

12566

Swal

Swal (?), obs.imp. of Swell. Swelled. Chaucer.

12567

Swale

Swale (?), n. [Cf. Icel. svalr cool, svala to cool.] A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen.

12568

Swale (2)

Swale, v. i. & t. To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v.

12569

Swale (3)

Swale, n. A gutter in a candle.

12570

Swallet

Swal″let (?), n. [Cf. G. schwall a sea swell, from schwellen to swell, E. swell.] Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; — so called among tin miners.

12571

Swallow

Swal″low (?), n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of pass...

12572

Swallow (2)

Swal″low (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Swallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swallowing.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G. schwelge...

12573

Swallow (3)

Swal″low, v. i. To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow.

12574

Swallow (4)

Swal″low, n. 1. The act of swallowing.2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking.I have no swallow for it. Massinger.4. Capacity for swallowin...

12575

Swallow-tailed

Swal″low–tailed′ (?), a. 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.2...

12576

Swallower

Swal″low‐er (?), n. One who swallows; also, a glutton. Tatler.

12577

Swallowfish

Swal″low‐fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has large pectoral fins.

12578

Swallowtail

Swal″low‐tail′ (?), n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.2. (Bot.) A species of willow.3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its he...

12579

Swallowwort

Swal″low‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) See Celandine. (b) A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; — also called white swallow...

12580

Swam

Swam (?), imp. of Swim.

12581

Swamp

Swamp (?), n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. svöppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. σομφόσ porous, spongy.] Wet, sp...

12582

Swamp (2)

Swamp (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Swamped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swamping.] 1. To plunge or sink into a swamp.2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or si...