sewel

English

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

sewel (plural sewels)

  1. A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sewel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Cahuilla

Noun

séwel

  1. A bush which can be used as soap. Probably Atriplex polycarpa
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