swum
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Your old Gazelle came in on Saturday with all her Nets gone to pieces; the Lugger Monitor came in here yesterday to alter her Nets—from Sunk to Swum, I believe.
From Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" by Blyth, James
Swum ashore, man, like a duck: I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
From The Tempest by Shakespeare, William
"Swum off to the steamer," said Macallister, with a wicked smile.
From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold
Swum ashore, man, like a duck: I can swim 120 like a duck, I’ll be sworn.
From The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
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