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Swipe
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over either of the long fields. R. A. Proctor.
3. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written also swypes.] Craig.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball. Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. R. A. Proctor.
2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal. [Slang, U.S.]