What does "swaling" mean?

Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle.

What is a synonym for "swaling"?

Common synonyms include: berm, bog, bottom, bottomland, campo, everglade.

Swaling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle.
"Metal cups, or basins, were very generally employed in churches for catching the swalings of wax candles, wax being a commodity too valuable to be wasted."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of swale form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

berm bog bottom bottomland campo everglade

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"Metal cups, or basins, were very generally employed in churches for catching the swalings of wax candles, wax being a commodity too valuable to be wasted."

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