swallet (plural swallets)
(British) A sinkhole; a shakehole.
(UK, dialect, dated, mining, tin mining) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.
• Westall, setwall, wallets
Source: Wiktionary
Swal"let, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schwall a sea swell, from schwellen to swell, E. swell.]
Definition: Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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