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Swipe [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A swape or sweep, which see.

Swipe [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

3. Poor, weak beer; small beer.

Swipe [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball.

2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal.

Swiped [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913