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Definition of swash noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swash

noun
 
/swɒʃ/
 
/swɑːʃ/
[singular] (specialist)
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  1. the flow of water up the beach after a wave has broken
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make a noise like swords clashing or beating on shields’): imitative.
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