swiler
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of swiler
variant of sealer ²
Example Sentences
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Only if a hulking 300-lb. cow seal chooses to fight for her baby will a swiler sometimes spare it.
From Time Magazine Archive
If they came back in four to eight weeks with prime pelts stowed fore & aft, every swiler would get around $200 apiece for his voyage.
From Time Magazine Archive
A swiler must be light on his feet, for a seal can lollop over the ice as fast as a man can run.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good swiler can skin a seal in 40 to 60 seconds, and may take as many as 120 sculps per day.
From Time Magazine Archive
Iowa, at the home of her uncle, a banker named George C. Swiler.
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