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swan

noun

  1. large water bird
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /swɒn/ / /swɑn/

name

Etymology: From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
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  8. A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Swan.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of Swansea.

  1. someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

    “The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters.”

verb

Etymology: Probably from dialectal I s’wan, a corruption of I shall warrant; or possibly from a minced form of I swear on.

  1. To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

    “"Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that."”

    “‘She slammed the door so hard I figured a window'd break […].’ ‘I swan,’ I said.”