‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ AS. aswebban; a + swebban. See Sweven. ] To stupefy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a state of swinging. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a swoon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a swoon. [ 1913 Webster ]