swiler
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
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.
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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.
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A swiler must be light on his feet, for a seal can lollop over the ice as fast as a man can run.
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A good swiler can skin a seal in 40 to 60 seconds, and may take as many as 120 sculps per day.
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Mr. Swiler, on Saturday, got a marriage license for the young couple and the fateful news was at last out.
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