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Definition of Swotted
1. swot [v] - See also: swot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swotted
Literary usage of Swotted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Better Schools by Benjamin Carlisle Gregory, James Laughlin Hughes (1912)
"The latter fact is true of the writers of swotted (four boys), and swatted.
To proceed with a spelling lesson when everybody has the correct pronunciation ..."
2. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"Ef he 'd kem up furder I 'd hev up with my slate and swotted him over the snoot —
bet your boots ! " The master here thought fit to interfere, ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1888)
"Ef he'd kem up furder I'd hev up with my slate and swotted him over the snoot •—bet
your boots ! " The master here thought fit to interfere, ..."
4. Reputations: Essays in Criticism by Douglas Goldring (1920)
"You guess he has " swotted up literature "; and even on page one you divine that
laboured last word on ..."
5. Better Schools by Benjamin Carlisle Gregory, James Laughlin Hughes (1912)
"The latter fact is true of the writers of swotted (four boys), and swatted.
To proceed with a spelling lesson when everybody has the correct pronunciation ..."
6. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"Ef he 'd kem up furder I 'd hev up with my slate and swotted him over the snoot —
bet your boots ! " The master here thought fit to interfere, ..."
7. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1888)
"Ef he'd kem up furder I'd hev up with my slate and swotted him over the snoot •—bet
your boots ! " The master here thought fit to interfere, ..."
8. Reputations: Essays in Criticism by Douglas Goldring (1920)
"You guess he has " swotted up literature "; and even on page one you divine that
laboured last word on ..."
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