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swaleSWALE, n. [probably from vale.] A local word in New England, signifying an interval or vale; a tract of low land. SWALE, v.i. To waste. [See Sweal.] SWALE, v.t. To dress a hog for bacon, by singeing or burning off his hair. [Local.] |
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swaleSWALE, n. [probably from vale.] A local word in New England, signifying an interval or vale; a tract of low land. SWALE, v.i. To waste. [See Sweal.] SWALE, v.t. To dress a hog for bacon, by singeing or burning off his hair. [Local.] |