dwale
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dwale
C14: perhaps of Scandinavian origin
Example Sentences
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And cursing clans that felt the heat That dwale obscured in shadows vague, Clash thro' the broken forest boughs Until each ronyon's stuck in loam.
From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean
For instance, he gives to the deadly nightshade the name, which now only lingers in a corner of Devonshire, the "dwale."
From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund
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