Swaledale

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proper noun

A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.
  2. A breed of sheep from Swaledale.

    There were more than three hundred Swaledales out on the hills and as many lambs and more.

    2023, Kate Atkinson, “The Void”, in Normal Rules Don’t Apply, Penguin (2024), pages 4-5
  3. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Origin

From Swale + dale.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

seawalled
Cite this entry
APA

Swaledale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swaledale

MLA

“Swaledale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swaledale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swaledale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swaledale.

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