swallet

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noun

A sinkhole; a shakehole.

OriginGerman Schwall →
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Meanings

nounswallet (plural swallets)

plural swallets

  1. UKA sinkhole; a shakehole.
  2. UKdateddialectaltin miningbusinessWater breaking in upon the miners at their work.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shakeholesinkhole

Origin

  1. GermanSchwall“a sea swell”
  2. Englishswallet

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

StawellSawtellWestallsetwall
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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