- Swartback
- Swartback \Swart"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}); -- called also {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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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
swartback — swart·back … English syllables
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
