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swires

swires is the plural of swire.

Meaning of swire

Noun

swire (plural swires)

  1. (obsolete) The neck.
  2. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
    • As he approached the swire at the head of the dell […], he beheld, to his astonishment, a bright halo in the cloud of haze, that rose in a semi-circle over his head like a pale rainbow.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 33

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Questions about swires

What is swires the plural of?
Swires is the plural of swire.

Words near swires in the dictionary

  1. swipper
  2. swipple
  3. swipples
  4. SWIR
  5. swire
  6. swires
  7. swirl
  8. swirl flap
  9. swirl flaps
  10. swirl sign
  11. swirl signs

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