swallet

noun — 2 senses

swallet

noun

Etymology Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.

1

UK A sinkhole; a shakehole.

2

Business, Mining UK, Dated, Dialectal Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.

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