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- noun Plural form of
swallower .
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Examples
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But before the stagelights go dark, there will be one last blowout with teasing burlesque acts, sideshow performers, (here's hoping someone drives nails up their nose), sword swallowers, belly dancers and comedians, plus some special guest stars.
Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2010
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The Palace of Wonders says farewell with one final night of burlesque dancers, sword swallowers, fire-breathers and sideshow performers before it merges with neighbor the Red and the Black.
Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2010
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It would be a whole circus-themed shoot, complete with tattooed women and sword swallowers!
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Surveying 33 sword swallowers, the authors find that many suffered occupational maladies, from soreness (“sword throat”) to chest pain and perforations of the esophagus.
Primary Sources 2007
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Sword swallowers rip their innards most when swallowing curved blades, when taking in multiple blades at once, or when distracted by audience members (or, in one case, by an unruly macaw).
Primary Sources 2007
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Surveying 33 sword swallowers, the authors find that many suffered occupational maladies, from soreness (“sword throat”) to chest pain and perforations of the esophagus.
Primary Sources 2007
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Sword swallowers rip their innards most when swallowing curved blades, when taking in multiple blades at once, or when distracted by audience members (or, in one case, by an unruly macaw).
Primary Sources 2007
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Large-format camera in tow, the Katzes spent three seasons following the sword swallowers, snake handlers, illusionists and other performers of aberrational entertainment who make up the World of Wonders, capturing the glitter and kitsch, the liberty and hardship of the open road.
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Surveying 33 sword swallowers, the authors find that many suffered occupational maladies, from soreness (“sword throat”) to chest pain and perforations of the esophagus.
Primary Sources 2007
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Sword swallowers rip their innards most when swallowing curved blades, when taking in multiple blades at once, or when distracted by audience members (or, in one case, by an unruly macaw).
Primary Sources 2007
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