- swartback
- swart·back
English syllables. 2014.
swartback
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Swartback — Swart back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The black backed gull ({Larus marinus}); called also {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swartback — ˈswȯrtˌbak noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by Norwegian svartbak swartback) of earlier swarthback, from Middle English suerthbak, from Old Norse svartbakr, from svartr black + bak back more at back : great black backed gull … Useful english dictionary
Larus marinus — Swartback Swart back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The black backed gull ({Larus marinus}); called also {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swarbie — Swartback Swart back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The black backed gull ({Larus marinus}); called also {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swarthback — see swartback … Useful english dictionary
