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2. Verb. (third-person singular of swallow) ¹

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Definition of Swallows

1. swallow [v] - See also: swallow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swallows

Literary usage of Swallows

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"Sharpe and Wyatt's Monograph of the swallows.1 — This excellent and most welcome monograph, ... Respecting the affinities and status of swallows as a group, ..."

2. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1889)
"He says that swallows are much lighter than water, and could not, therefore, ... swallows do not moult while they remain with us in an active state; so, ..."

3. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"In their long, powerful wings and small, weak feet swallows present an excellent ... Cliff Swallow. Tree Swallow. Bank Swallow. swallows live almost ..."

4. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"Of swallows. swallows of each sort are the same in every part of the world, ... swallows live wholly on flying insects, and those insects are only to be ..."

5. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"swallows feed exclusively* on insects. They consume myriads of flies which ... swallows are remarkable for their sociability at all times; they migrate in ..."

6. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"Sharpe and Wyatt's Monograph of the swallows.1 — This excellent and most welcome monograph, ... Respecting the affinities and status of swallows as a group, ..."

7. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1889)
"He says that swallows are much lighter than water, and could not, therefore, ... swallows do not moult while they remain with us in an active state; so, ..."

8. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"In their long, powerful wings and small, weak feet swallows present an excellent ... Cliff Swallow. Tree Swallow. Bank Swallow. swallows live almost ..."

9. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"Of swallows. swallows of each sort are the same in ever which shows that they ... swallows live wholly on flying insects, and those insects are only to be ..."

10. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"swallows feed exclusively* on insects. They consume myriads of flies which ... swallows are remarkable for their sociability at all times; they migrate in ..."

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