swale

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

swale
    n 1: a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swale \Swale\, n. [Cf. Icel. svalr cool, svala to cool.]
   A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land;
   a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swale \Swale\, v. i. & t.
   To melt and waste away; to singe. See {Sweal}, v.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swale \Swale\, n.
   A gutter in a candle. [Prov. Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sweal \Sweal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Swealing}.] [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G.
   schwelen to burn slowly, schw["u]l sultry, Icel. svaela a
   thick smoke.]
   To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste
   away without feeding the flame. [Written also {swale}.] --Sir
   W. Scott.
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