Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swallet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
swal-let
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sinkhole; a shakehole.

British usage

noun

Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.

British usage; Dated

Etymology

Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

swallets (plural)

Questions

What does swallet mean?
A sinkhole; a shakehole.
Where does swallet come from?
It is traced to German.

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