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Webster 1913 Edition
Swartback
Swart′backˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The black-backed gull (
Larus marinus
); – called also swarbie
. [Prov. Eng.]
Definition 2025
swartback
swartback
English
Noun
swartback (plural swartbacks)
- (Britain, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.