n. A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A cloth, or other material, for wiping off or cleaning ink from a pen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So called from its note. ] (Zool.) The lapwing, or pewit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Cf. Sweep, Swiple. ]
Swipes [ in cricket ] over the blower's head, and over either of the long fields. R. A. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Loose balls may be swiped almost
n. [ See Swipe. ] That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel.
a. [ From AS. swipian to whip, shake, whirl; akin to swāpan to sweep. See Swoop. ] Nimble; quick. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing. ] (Zool.) The lapwing. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Let me wipe thy face. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 2 Kings xxi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
If they by coveyne [ covin ] or gile be wiped beside their goods. Robynson (More's Utopia) [ 1913 Webster ]
To wipe a joint (Plumbing),
To wipe the nose of,
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