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Definition of Swoln

1. swell [v] - See also: swell

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swoln

Literary usage of Swoln

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"ELLEN-TREE, s. The elder tree. Yorksh. ELLER, ». The alder tree. North. ELLERD, adj. swoln with felon. North. ELLES, adv. (A.-S.) Else; otherwise. ELLET, ». ..."

2. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"... and distributed among the several battalions ; many were drowned in brooks, which were swoln so much by the excessive rains, that in passing them, ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"... as if she had been Some tower unvanquished, would they all vail : 'Gainst me swoln rumour hoisted every sail ; She, crown'd with reverend praises, ..."

4. The Rural Economy of Glocestershire: Including Its Dairy: Together with the by Marshall (William) (1796)
"During winter, provided their coats be perforated, to give the internal air an opportunity of escaping, the swoln cheeses are generally found to go down, ..."

5. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"ELLEN-TREE, s. The elder tree. Yorksh. ELLER, ». The alder tree. North. ELLERD, adj. swoln with felon. North. ELLES, adv. (A.-S.) Else; otherwise. ELLET, ». ..."

6. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"... and distributed among the several battalions ; many were drowned in brooks, which were swoln so much by the excessive rains, that in passing them, ..."

7. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"... as if she had been Some tower unvanquished, would they all vail : 'Gainst me swoln rumour hoisted every sail ; She, crown'd with reverend praises, ..."

8. The Rural Economy of Glocestershire: Including Its Dairy: Together with the by Marshall (William) (1796)
"During winter, provided their coats be perforated, to give the internal air an opportunity of escaping, the swoln cheeses are generally found to go down, ..."

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