SW

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abbreviation

shipper's weight.

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Also Sw (for defs. 2, 3) .

Words nearby SW

Svizzera, SVO language, SVQ, S.V.R., SVS, SW, S.W.A., swab, swabber, swabby, Swabia

Other definitions for SW (2 of 4)

Sw.

or Swed

abbreviation

Sweden.

Swedish.

Other definitions for SW (3 of 4)

S/W

abbreviation Computers.

software.

Other definitions for SW (4 of 4)

S.W.

abbreviation

South Wales.

southwest.

southwestern.

How to use SW in a sentence

On-sw-kie, the Sac; in the act of praying; his prayer written in characters on a maple stick.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
The illimitable passes the legitimate, and the sw-word is carried by the hero—for me the bruzh, the paint-bruzh.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various
The noted leader Bo Sw made his lair here and had still to be reckoned with.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
On the outbreak of war Bo Sw was at once sent back to do his utmost against the invaders.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

There were two men, however, who had not been or would not be propitiated, Maung Sw and ktama.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

British Dictionary definitions for SW (1 of 2)

symbol for

southwest(ern)

abbreviation for

short wave

British Dictionary definitions for SW (2 of 2)

Sw.

abbreviation for

Sweden

Swedish

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