"swallet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swallets [plural]
Etymology: Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Schwall|t=a sea swell}} German Schwall (“a sea swell”), {{m|de|schwellen|t=to swell}} schwellen (“to swell”), {{cog|en|swell}} English swell Head templates: {{en-noun}} swallet (plural swallets)
  1. (British) A sinkhole; a shakehole. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-swallet-en-noun-toKu1JF4 Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, dialect, dated, mining, tin mining) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work. Tags: UK, dated, dialectal Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-swallet-en-noun-hOx55rVO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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