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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swale (swāl),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Northeastern U.S.]- Dialect Termsa low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
- Dialect Termsa valleylike intersection of two slopes in a piece of land.
- Old Norse svalr cool, or svalir a covered porch
- 1400–50; late Middle English; origin, originally a cool, shady spot, perh.
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