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swarth

noun (1)
\ˈswȯ(ə)rth, -wärth\
plural -s

Definition of swarth 

(Entry 1 of 5)

1 dialectal : skin, rind

2 : sward sense 2

swarth

intransitive verb
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Definition of swarth (Entry 2 of 5)

chiefly dialectal

: to produce sward

swarth

noun (2)
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plural -s

Definition of swarth (Entry 3 of 5)

dialectal

: a crop of grass for hay

swarth

adjective
\ˈswȯ(ə)rth\

Definition of swarth (Entry 4 of 5)

: swart, swarthy

swarth

\ˈswȯ(ə)rth, -wärth\

Definition of swarth (Entry 5 of 5)

variant spelling of

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History and Etymology for swarth

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English swearth skin, hide, rind

Noun (2)

alteration (influenced by swarth entry 1) of swath entry 1

Adjective

alteration of swart entry 1

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