swale /ˈswe(ə)l/
沼澤地,低洼地(vt.)放火燒(vi.)燒焦
Swale n. A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Swale, v. i. & t. To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v.
Swale, n. A gutter in a candle. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sweal v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swealed p. pr. & vb. n. Swealing.] To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also swale.]