Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
swealed
simple past tense and past participle of sweal
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Source: Wiktionary
Sweal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swealing.] Etym: [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G. schwelen to burn slowly, schwül sultry, Icel. svæla a thick smoke.]
Definition: To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also swale.] Sir W. Scott.
Sweal, v. t.
Definition: To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.