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Swallow



~ SWALLOW  dual meanings
           id+ | SWALLOWS DART and
                 FLY with the MOUTH OPEN
  to SWALLOW instects |
  also
  id+ | TO ACCEPT THROUGH THE MOUTH |
  from ideas rooted in
  old Frisian SWALE   = type of bird  also
  old Saxon   SWALA     or
  old ger     SWELAHAN  or
  old eng     SWELGAN   to take into the STOMACH
              SWILL     to DRINK or to DROWN
  hx> SWILL denotes SEMI LIQUID FOOD FOR PITS
  biol> BIRDS THAT FLY WITH THE MOUTH OPEN
        TO SWALLOW INSECTS
  note FLY CATCHER
  med> SWALLOW in sp is DEGLUTIR pointing to
       GLOSSO for TONGUE
  see> GLOSS
  see> GLUT       sug> GLUTEN
  sug> GLUTTON

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