swales

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

swales1

noun
  1. pluralplural of swale

Swales2

proper nounSwales (plural Swaleses)

plural Swaleses

Origin

Habitational surname, from the River Swale in Yorkshire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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