swale

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A local word in New England, signifying an interval or vale; a tract of low land.--Webster. This word is provincial in Norfolk, England, and means a low place; and shade, in opposition to sunshine.--Forby's Vocabulary.


TO SWALE

To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame; to blaze away.--Pickering. Webster. This word is provincial in England, and is mentioned by Ray, Grose, and other writers.--Craven Glossary.

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