swire

noun2

1. •
   A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.

   • As he approached the swire at the head of the dell […], he beheld, to his astonishment, a bright halo in the cloud of haze, that rose in a semi-circle over his head like a pale rainbow. — 1824
2. •
   (no longer used) The neck.