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Definition of Swathers
1. swather [n] - See also: swather
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swathers
Literary usage of Swathers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain by Sanitary Institute of Great Britain (1884)
"... and curtailment of life, that must result from the use of these " swathers,"
as they are called, for which there is not the slightest necessity. ..."
2. Transactions of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain by Sanitary Institute of Great Britain (1884)
"... and curtailment of life, that must result from the use of these " swathers,"
as they are called, for which there is not the slightest necessity. ..."
3. British Farmer's Magazine (1867)
"It will be seen that " swathers" and " were classed together, thus obliging tlie
... Class 1," м- sisted of five swathers, namely, those of Bamlett, ..."
4. Transactions by Sanitary Institute of Great Britain (1884)
"... and curtailment of life, that must result from the use of these " swathers,"
as they are called, for which there is not the slightest necessity. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"After the steeping, the body was washed, and handed over to the swathers, a
peculiar class of the lowest order of priests, called by Plutarch ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"After the steeping, the body was washed, and handed over to the swathers, a
peculiar class of the lowest order of priests, called by Plutarch ..."
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