swallet
swallet · swallets
A sinkhole; a shakeholeA sinkhole; a shakehole.
Meaning
2 senses(UK)A sinkhole; a shakehole.
(UK, dated, dialectal)Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.
Origin
Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.
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