Swallet
noun, British.
1.
an underground stream.
2.
an opening through which a stream descends underground.
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verb (used with object) 1. to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 2. to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from sight; assimilate or absorb: He was swallowed by the crowd. 3. to accept without question or suspicion. […]
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