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Swallow
·noun That which ingulfs; a whirlpool. II. Swallow ·noun Capacity for swallowing; voracity. III. S...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Swallow
1) Heb. sis (Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7), the Arabic for the swift, which "is a regular migrant, returning...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
swallow
n. common English bird-name.The species observed in Australia are – – The Swallow – – Hirundo neoxe...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Swallow
Heb. deror in (Psalms 84:3; Proverbs 26:2) Heb. 'agur in (Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7) but "crane" is...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bank swallow
·- ·see under 1st Bank, ·noun. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Sea swallow
·- The common tern. II. Sea swallow ·- The storm petrel. III. Sea swallow ·- The <<Gannet>>. IV. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Swallow-tailed
·adj United by dovetailing; dovetailed. II. Swallow-tailed ·adj Having a tail like that of a swallo...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bottle-swallow
n. a popular name for the bird Lagenoplastis ariel, otherwise called the FairyMartin. See Martin. T...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
sea-swallow
The tern, a bird resembling the gull, but more slender and swift. ...

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swallow-tails
The points of a burgee. Also, the tails of a coat. ...

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