1. the skin of bacon; rind
Usage: archaic; dialectal
2. grassy surface of land; sward
Usage: archaic; poetic

Examples

• The cook removed the swarth from the bacon before frying.
• He lay upon the green swarth beneath the oak tree.
• The swarth was carefully peeled away from the meat.
• Sheep grazed peacefully on the verdant swarth.
• The butcher saved the swarth for making crackling.