swalletn.

/ˈswɒlɪt/

Etymology: Obscure formation on swallow v., ? after gullet.

local. (south-western)

An underground stream of water such as breaks in upon miners at work. Also (in full, swallet hole), the opening through which a stream disappears underground. Cf. swallow n.² 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > underground

swallet1668

katavothron1820

under-runner1921

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > pot-hole or swallow-hole

water sink1553

swallow1610

swallow-hole1660

estuary1665

swallet1668

cockpit1683

sinkhole1772

sink1791

pot1797

water-swallow1811

shake-hole1823

pothole1826

fleet-hole1839

spout hole1849

katavothron1869

ponor1890

sump1951

1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 769 If they find a Swallet, they drive an Adit upon Levell, till 'tis dry.

1768 A. Catcott Treat. Deluge (ed. 2) iii. 356 The collateral conduits of the swallet-holes, leading down into one great unfathomable cavity in the bowels of the earth.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 84 The larger submarine gulphs or swallets.

1856 S. Hughes Waterworks 133 Swallet holes and subterranean rivers..in the district of Gower and in the Mendip hills.

1865 Reader Jan. 7 This stream is known to commence its subterranean journey about two miles off, where it enters a ‘swallet.’

1910 Spectator 8 Jan. 47/1 Mendip [has]..underground springs and rivers..faintly indicated by the countless swallets that pit the surface of the hills.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	swallet
释义	swalletn. /ˈswɒlɪt/ Etymology: Obscure formation on swallow v., ? after gullet. local. (south-western) An underground stream of water such as breaks in upon miners at work. Also (in full, swallet hole), the opening through which a stream disappears underground. Cf. swallow n.² 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > underground swallet1668 katavothron1820 under-runner1921 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > pot-hole or swallow-hole water sink1553 swallow1610 swallow-hole1660 estuary1665 swallet1668 cockpit1683 sinkhole1772 sink1791 pot1797 water-swallow1811 shake-hole1823 pothole1826 fleet-hole1839 spout hole1849 katavothron1869 ponor1890 sump1951 1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 769 If they find a Swallet, they drive an Adit upon Levell, till 'tis dry. 1768 A. Catcott Treat. Deluge (ed. 2) iii. 356 The collateral conduits of the swallet-holes, leading down into one great unfathomable cavity in the bowels of the earth. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 84 The larger submarine gulphs or swallets. 1856 S. Hughes Waterworks 133 Swallet holes and subterranean rivers..in the district of Gower and in the Mendip hills. 1865 Reader Jan. 7 This stream is known to commence its subterranean journey about two miles off, where it enters a ‘swallet.’ 1910 Spectator 8 Jan. 47/1 Mendip [has]..underground springs and rivers..faintly indicated by the countless swallets that pit the surface of the hills. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1668
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