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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Swipe \Swipe\, n. [Cf. Sweep, Swiple.]
     1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat
        or club.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over
              either of the long fields.            --R. A.
                                                    Proctor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written
        also swypes.] --Craig.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Swipe \Swipe\, n. [Cf. Sweep, Swiple.]
     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. pl. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written
        also swypes.] --Craig.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  swypes
     n.
     (plural of en swype)
     vb.
     (infl of en swype  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  swypes
     n.
     (plural of en swype)
     vb.
     (infl of en swype  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  swypes
     n.
     (plural of en swype)
     vb.
     (infl of en swype  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  swypes
     n.
     (plural of en swype)
     vb.
     (infl of en swype  s-verb-form)

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