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sweb, v. Now north. dial.|swɛb| [repr. OE. swebban to put to sleep (see sweve).] intr. To faint, swoon. Hence ˈswebbing vbl. n.
1599Warn. Faire Wom. ii. 567 Looke in my purse for a peece of ginger; I shall sweb, I shall swound. 1667Dryden & Dk. Newcastle Sir M. Mar-all iii. ii, Pray your Lordship keep her from swebbing. 1674Ray N.C. Words 47 To Sweb, to swoon. 1888Sheffield Gloss. |