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swarth

[ swawrth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

swarth

[ swawrth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Origin of swarth¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English swearth, variant of sweard skin, rind; sward

Origin of swarth²

Unexplained variant of swart

He is swarth and thickset, and some five feet eight inches—full six inches under your own height.

Captain Swarth descended to his cabin and found his keys missing; then he and the carpenter visited the chests.

"Keep the wind as much on the port quarter as you dare," ordered Swarth.

Captain Swarth looked at the square-rigged ship, now on the port quarter—an ill-defined blur to his imperfect vision.

He fell, and lay quiet, while Swarth himself adjusted the noose and bound the hands with his own handkerchief.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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