Sweal (2)
Sweal, v. t. To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Swear
Swear (?), v. i. [imp.Swore (?), formerly Sware (�); p. p.Sworn (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swearing.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schwör...
Swear (2)
Swear, v. t. 1. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath.Swear unto me here by God, th...
Swearer
Swear″er (?), n. 1. One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.2. A profane person; one who uses profane language.Then the liars and swearers ...
Swearing
Swear″ing, a. & n. from Swear, v.Idle swearing is a cursedness. Chaucer.
Sweat
Sweat (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sweat or Sweated (Obs.Swat (�)); p. pr. & vb. n.Sweating.] [OE. sweten, AS. swætan, fr. swāt, n., sweat; akin to OFries. & OS. swēt, D. zweet, OHG....
Sweat (2)
Sweat, v. t. 1. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.2. To emit or suffer to f...
Sweat (3)
Sweat (?), n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. swāt. See Sweat, v. i.] 1. (Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a t...
Sweater
Sweat″er (?), n. 1. One who sweats.2. One who, or that which, causes to sweat; as: (a) A sudorific. (b) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes. (c) An employer who oppresses...
Sweatily
Sweat″i‐ly (?), adv. In a sweaty manner.
Sweatiness
Sweat″i‐ness, n. Quality or state of being sweaty.
Sweating
Sweat″ing, a. & n. from Sweat, v.Sweating bath, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. — Sweating house, a house for sweating persons in sickness. — Sweating iron...
Sweaty
Sweat″y (?), a. [Compar.Sweatier (?); superl.Sweatiest.] 1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat.No noisome whiff...
Swede
Swede (?), n. [Cf. G. Schwede.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.2. (Bot.) A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip.
Swedenborgian
Swe′den‐bor″gi‐an (?), n. One who holds the doctrines of the New Jerusalem church, as taught by Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish philosopher and religious writer, who was born a. d...
Swedenborgian (2)
Swe′den‐bor″gi‐an, a. Of or pertaining to Swedenborg or his views.
Swedenborgianism
Swe′den‐bor″gi‐an‐ism (?), n. The doctrines of the Swedenborgians.
Swedish
Swed″ish (?), a. [Cf. G. schwedisch, Sw. svensk.] Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants.Swedish turnip. (Bot.) See under Turnip.
Swedish (2)
Swed″ish, n. The language of Swedes.
Sweeny
Swee″ny (?), n.(Far.) An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses. [Written also swinney.]
Sweep
Sweep (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Swept (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sweeping.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. swāpan. See Swoop, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose...
Sweep (2)
Sweep (?), v. i. 1. To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.2. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to...
Sweep (3)
Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping.2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of...
Sweep-saw
Sweep″–saw′ (?), n. A bow-saw.
Sweepage
Sweep″age (?), n. The crop of hay got in a meadow.
Sweeper
Sweep″er (?), n. One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy. Huxley.
Sweeping
Sweep″ing, a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its sc...