swallet
English
Etymology
Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.
Noun
swallet (plural swallets)
- (Britain) A sinkhole; a shakehole.
- (Britain, dialectal, dated, mining, tin mining) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.
Anagrams
- Westall, setwall, wallets