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Swarve

Swarve \Swarve\, v. i. [See Swerve.]

  1. To swerve. [Obs. or Scot.]
    --Spenser. Jamieson.

  2. To climb. [Prov. Eng.]
    --Halliwell.

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swarve

vb. 1 (context UK Scotland dialect obsolete English) To swerve. 2 (context UK dialect obsolete English) To climb.

Usage examples of "swarve".

I reached higher to a one beyond that and drew a breath and started to swarve my way up.