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Nearby words
swallow dive, swallow hole, swallow one's pride, swallow one's words, swallow-tailed, swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tanager, swallowing reflex, swallowtail, swallowwort
Origin of swallow-tailed coat
First recorded in 1825–35
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