SWALLOW
Swal"low, v. i.
Defn: To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow.
SWALLOW
Swal"low, n.
1. The act of swallowing.
2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.
3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [Colloq.] I have no swallow for it. Massinger.
4. Capacity for swallowing; voracity. There being nothing too gross for the swallow of political rancor. Prof. Wilson.
5. As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water.
6. That which ingulfs; a whirlpool. [Obs.] Fabyan.
SWALLOWER
Swal"low*er, n.