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Swaddle vs Swattle - What's the difference?

swaddle | swattle |

As verbs the difference between swaddle and swattle

is that swaddle is to bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth while swattle is (northern dialect) To splutter; to guzzle.

As a noun swaddle

is anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.

swaddle

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
  • (archaic) To beat; cudgel.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.
  • * Addison
  • They put me in bed in all my swaddles .

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    swattle

    English

    Verb

    (swattl)
  • (British) (northern dialect ) To splutter; to guzzle
  • (British) To fritter away
  • Synonyms

    * (fritter away) swatter

    See also

    * swaddle

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

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