Swineshead

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish (served by Pertenhall and Swineshead Parish Council) in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0565).

OriginMiddle English Swynesheved ← Old English *Swīneshēafod →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village and civil parish (served by Pertenhall and Swineshead Parish Council) in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0565).
  2. A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2340).

Origin

  1. Old English*Swīneshēafod
  2. Middle EnglishSwynesheved
  3. EnglishSwineshead

Inherited from Middle English Swynesheved, Swynesheed, from Old English *Swīneshēafod, from swīnes (“pig's”) + hēafod (“head”); compare Old Italian Suinsivede. The euphemistic forms Swanshead and Swayneshead were known in Early Modern English.

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APA

Swineshead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swineshead

MLA

“Swineshead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swineshead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swineshead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swineshead.

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