Swaledale

/ ˈsweɪlˌdeɪl /

noun

a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets

from Swaledale, Yorkshire

It afterwards descends rapidly by the side of a gill, and thus enters Swaledale.

The weather conditions being so severe, it is not surprising to find that no corn at all is grown in Swaledale at the present day.

Then they marched out against the Scots, and found them at Myton in Swaledale.

In fact, the word heronsew (for heron) is still used in Swaledale, Yorkshire.

Wharfedale, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Teesdale—they are all words with a charm in them.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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