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swaddler
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swad·dler
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-d(ᵊ)lə(r)
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Origin and Etymology of swaddler
2swaddle + -er; probably from the frequent mention made by the preachers in their sermons to the swaddling clothes in which the infant Jesus lay (Luke 2:7)
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