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May 27, 2012
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swad•dle



Pronunciation: (swod'l), [key]
—v., -dled, -dling,
—n.

—v.t.
1. to bind (an infant, esp. a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
2. to wrap (anything) round with bandages.

—n.
a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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