SWALLET

Meaning of SWALLET in English

noun water breaking in upon the miners at their work;

so called among tin miners.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

SWALLET — ˈswälə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: swall ow (III) + -et dialect England : an underground stream ; also : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLET — (n.) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners.
Английский словарь Webster
SWALLET — ( n. ) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLET — /swol"it/ , n. Brit. 1. an underground stream. 2. an opening through which a stream descends underground. [ 1660-70; SWALL(OW) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MENDIP HILLS — range of hills in the geographic county of Somerset, England, extending 23 miles (37 km) northwest from the Frome valley. …
Britannica English vocabulary

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