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swallets

swallets is the plural of swallet.

Meaning of swallet

Noun

swallet (plural swallets)

  1. (UK) A sinkhole; a shakehole.
  2. (UK, dated, dialectal, tin mining) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.

Questions about swallets

What is swallets the plural of?
Swallets is the plural of swallet.

Words near swallets in the dictionary

  1. swaller
  2. swallered
  3. swallering
  4. swallers
  5. swallet
  6. swallets
  7. Swalley
  8. Swalleys
  9. swallie
  10. swallies
  11. swallow

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