swiler

/ ˈswaɪlə /

noun

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Origin of swiler¹

variant of sealer ²

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Only if a hulking 300-lb. cow seal chooses to fight for her baby will a swiler sometimes spare it.

If they came back in four to eight weeks with prime pelts stowed fore & aft, every swiler would get around $200 apiece for his voyage.

A swiler must be light on his feet, for a seal can lollop over the ice as fast as a man can run.

A good swiler can skin a seal in 40 to 60 seconds, and may take as many as 120 sculps per day.

Mr. Swiler, on Saturday, got a marriage license for the young couple and the fateful news was at last out.

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