sweepstakesweepstakesn.

Brit.

/ˈswiːpsteɪks/, U.S.

/ˈswipˌsteɪks/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s swepe-, 1500s sweepestake, 1500s swepstacke.

Etymology: < sweep v. 8 (sweep- comb. form 2) + stake n.² Compare swoopstake n. and adv.

†1. One who ‘sweeps’, or takes the whole of, the stakes in a game, etc.; usually figurative one who takes or appropriates everything; from the 15th to the 17th cent. commonly used as a ship's name.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > appropriation > one who or that which > everything

sweepstake1495

sweep-all1695

α.

1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 159 The Kinges Bark called the Swepestake.

1520 in Lett. & Papers Henry VIII III. ii. 1541 To John Hopton, wages of the Swepestake row~barge, and for rigging other ships, 100 l.

1527 Will of John Piper (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/22) f. 165 My shipp called the Mary Swepestake.

1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. b iv Pantolabus signifieth omnia capiens, one that is a swepestake and all is fysshe that commeth to the nette with hym.

1545 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. vii. 8 The second rancke of the vaunt~ward:—The greate gallye. The Swepstacke.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 60 He that will exploit wondermentes, and karrie all before him, like a sweepe-stake.

1593 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1877) (modernized text) 3rd Ser. 163 The gleaners, as sweepstakes, who raked up without scruple all that whereof the other made some conscience.

1595 Roxburghe Ballads (1889) VI. 409 The George-Aloe and the Sweep-stake too.

a1652 R. Brome Novella ii. ii. sig. I8, in Five New Playes (1653) Shee will runne on the faster... She will prove the only Sweep-stake In all the City.

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Xxx2^v/2 Sweep-stake, He that gets all the Stakes, Celui (ou Celle) qui tire l'Enjeu.

β. c1650 (title of ballad) The Seaman's only Delight: Shewing the brave Fight between the George-Aloe, the Sweepstakes and certain French Men at Sea.1669 J. Narborough Jrnl. 15 May in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) 1 I received..my Commission to Command his Majesty's Ship the Sweepstakes.1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 18 Thy Sweep-stakes still shall bare the Bell, No Fire-ship yet aboard it fell.

†2. The act of sweeping everything away; a clean sweep; total removal or clearance. Only in form sweepstake: usually in to make sweepstake, to play (at) sweepstake. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > clearing or sweeping away

voidancec1450

sweepstake1542

swoop1607

sweep1712

sweeping1825

clearing1870

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 323 Verres wheresoeuer he came plaied swepestake [L. quod omnia uerreret].

?1555 J. Bradford Exhort. carienge Chrystes Crosse xii. 133 If the pope and his prelates were charitable, they woulde, I trowe, make swepe stake at once wyth purgatorye.

1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull 314 And this boke made swepestake of the blessed sacrament, declaring there to be nothing els but bare bread and wine.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. 403 b Leo the 10...devising..to make sweepe~stake for money [L. de emungenda pecunia].

1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde To Rdr. sig. C4 For the moste parte..they maie in the end with a tripsie Tray, carrie all awaie smoothe; and come once to the sweepestake.

1613 J. Taylor Heauens Blessing in Wks. (1630) iii. 123/2 Death..whose auaritious greedy mood, Doth play at sweepe-stake with all liuing things.

1648 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) II. 1227 The Scots play Sweep-stake, take nothing but all Moveables.

a1650 Abp. Williams in Hacket Life (1693) ii. 172 I cannot conceive from what ground this general Sweepstake of Archbishops, Bishops, Parsons, Vicars,..should proceed.

1653 Vindic. Christmas (title page) The lamentable game called Sweep-stake, acted by General Plunder and Major General Tax.

a. Originally: a prize won in a race or contest in which the whole of the stakes contributed by the competitors are taken by the winner or by a certain limited number of them. Hence (now usually): the race or contest itself. (Cf. stake n.² 3.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win > awards and prizes

garland?a1513

plate1639

cupc1640

dog plate1686

gold medal1694

gold cup1718

sweepstake1773

trophy1822

bronze medal1852

shield1868

statuette1875

pot1885

team honours1895

letter1897

silver medal1908

school colour1913

gold1945

bronze1960

silver1960

Fed Cup1965

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

bell-course1607

Palio1673

stake1696

paddock course1705

handicap1751

by-match1759

pony race1765

give and take plate1769

sweepstake1773

steeplechase1793

mile-heat1802

steeple race1809

welter1820

trotting-race1822

scurry1824

walkover1829

steeple hunt1831

set-to1840

sky race1840

flat race1848

trot1856

grind1857

feeler1858

nursery1860

waiting race1868

horse-trot1882

selling plate1888

flying milea1893

chase1894

flying handicap1894

prep1894

selling race1898

point-to-point1902

seller1922

shoo-in1928

daily double1930

bumper1946

selling chase1965

tiercé1981

1773 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 290 The great sweep stakes of the Asses, were half a Guinea: the 2d prize a Crown, and the 3d half a Crown.

1785 W. Pick (title) Authentic Historical Racing Calendar of all the Plates, Sweep-stakes, Matches, &c., run for at York, 1709–1785.

1835 H. Harewood Dict. Sports at Woodpecker At Newmarket Spring Meeting, 1777, Woodpecker won a sweepstakes of 1500 gs.

1854 Poultry Chron. 1 616/1 A Sweepstake for Dahlias, of 2s. 6d. each (open to the County).

b. A betting or gambling transaction in which each person contributes a stake, and the whole of the stakes are taken by one or divided among several under certain conditions.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet

swoopstake1599

by-beta1627

levant1714

even money1732

play or pay bet1738

side bet1769

long shot1796

sweep1849

pay-or-play1853

sweepstake1861

pari-mutuel1868

to go a raker1869

flutter1874

skinner1874

by-wager1886

plunge1888

accumulator1889

saver1891

mutuel1893

quinella1902

parlay1904

Sydney or the bush1924

treble1924

daily double1930

all-up1933

round robin1944

double1951

twin double1960

perfecta1961

pool1963

lose bet1964

tiercé1964

Yankee bet1964

Yankee1967

nap1971

superfecta1971

tricast1972

triple1972

trixie1973

telebetting1974

trifecta1974

over-and-under1975

over-under1981

spread bet1981

1861 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon xxvii, in Temple Bar Oct. 323 A lucky draw in a sweep-stakes on one of the minor races.

1901 D. B. Hall & A. Osborne Sunshine & Surf ii. 18 We had nothing so modern or up to date as sweepstakes on the day's run [of the ship].

4. attributive.

ΚΠ

1599 J. Minsheu Pleasant Dialogues Spanish & Eng. in R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. It is not, but that you will not haue any game of vertue but sweepe stake play.

1779 Duchess of Devonshire Sylph I. 238 My former winnings are in the sweep-stake-pool at the commerce-table.

1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 89/2 Four miles the old mule took at sweepstake pace.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 May 10/1 The amount spent on sweepstake tickets during the autumn race meeting totalled up to the respectable sum of £107,164.

Derivatives

ˈsweepˌstaking n. gambling in the way of sweepstakes.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > types of betting

levanting1788

fielding1854

place betting1864

list-betting1874

sweepstaking1882

by-betting1886

spread betting1972

1882 S. G. Thomas in R. W. Burnie Mem. & Lett. (1891) xv. 179 There is a good [deal] of card-playing on board, and some ‘sweepstaking’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sweepstake
释义	sweepstakesweepstakesn. Brit. /ˈswiːpsteɪks/, U.S. /ˈswipˌsteɪks/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s swepe-, 1500s sweepestake, 1500s swepstacke. Etymology: < sweep v. 8 (sweep- comb. form 2) + stake n.² Compare swoopstake n. and adv. †1. One who ‘sweeps’, or takes the whole of, the stakes in a game, etc.; usually figurative one who takes or appropriates everything; from the 15th to the 17th cent. commonly used as a ship's name. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > appropriation > one who or that which > everything sweepstake1495 sweep-all1695 α. 1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 159 The Kinges Bark called the Swepestake. 1520 in Lett. & Papers Henry VIII III. ii. 1541 To John Hopton, wages of the Swepestake row~barge, and for rigging other ships, 100 l. 1527 Will of John Piper (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/22) f. 165 My shipp called the Mary Swepestake. 1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. b iv Pantolabus signifieth omnia capiens, one that is a swepestake and all is fysshe that commeth to the nette with hym. 1545 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. vii. 8 The second rancke of the vaunt~ward:—The greate gallye. The Swepstacke. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 60 He that will exploit wondermentes, and karrie all before him, like a sweepe-stake. 1593 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1877) (modernized text) 3rd Ser. 163 The gleaners, as sweepstakes, who raked up without scruple all that whereof the other made some conscience. 1595 Roxburghe Ballads (1889) VI. 409 The George-Aloe and the Sweep-stake too. a1652 R. Brome Novella ii. ii. sig. I8, in Five New Playes (1653) Shee will runne on the faster... She will prove the only Sweep-stake In all the City. 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Xxx2^v/2 Sweep-stake, He that gets all the Stakes, Celui (ou Celle) qui tire l'Enjeu. β. c1650 (title of ballad) The Seaman's only Delight: Shewing the brave Fight between the George-Aloe, the Sweepstakes and certain French Men at Sea.1669 J. Narborough Jrnl. 15 May in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) 1 I received..my Commission to Command his Majesty's Ship the Sweepstakes.1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 18 Thy Sweep-stakes still shall bare the Bell, No Fire-ship yet aboard it fell. †2. The act of sweeping everything away; a clean sweep; total removal or clearance. Only in form sweepstake: usually in to make sweepstake, to play (at) sweepstake. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > clearing or sweeping away voidancec1450 sweepstake1542 swoop1607 sweep1712 sweeping1825 clearing1870 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 323 Verres wheresoeuer he came plaied swepestake [L. quod omnia uerreret]. ?1555 J. Bradford Exhort. carienge Chrystes Crosse xii. 133 If the pope and his prelates were charitable, they woulde, I trowe, make swepe stake at once wyth purgatorye. 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull 314 And this boke made swepestake of the blessed sacrament, declaring there to be nothing els but bare bread and wine. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. 403 b Leo the 10...devising..to make sweepe~stake for money [L. de emungenda pecunia]. 1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde To Rdr. sig. C4 For the moste parte..they maie in the end with a tripsie Tray, carrie all awaie smoothe; and come once to the sweepestake. 1613 J. Taylor Heauens Blessing in Wks. (1630) iii. 123/2 Death..whose auaritious greedy mood, Doth play at sweepe-stake with all liuing things. 1648 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) II. 1227 The Scots play Sweep-stake, take nothing but all Moveables. a1650 Abp. Williams in Hacket Life (1693) ii. 172 I cannot conceive from what ground this general Sweepstake of Archbishops, Bishops, Parsons, Vicars,..should proceed. 1653 Vindic. Christmas (title page) The lamentable game called Sweep-stake, acted by General Plunder and Major General Tax. 3. a. Originally: a prize won in a race or contest in which the whole of the stakes contributed by the competitors are taken by the winner or by a certain limited number of them. Hence (now usually): the race or contest itself. (Cf. stake n.² 3.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win > awards and prizes garland?a1513 plate1639 cupc1640 dog plate1686 gold medal1694 gold cup1718 sweepstake1773 trophy1822 bronze medal1852 shield1868 statuette1875 pot1885 team honours1895 letter1897 silver medal1908 school colour1913 gold1945 bronze1960 silver1960 Fed Cup1965 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 bell-course1607 Palio1673 stake1696 paddock course1705 handicap1751 by-match1759 pony race1765 give and take plate1769 sweepstake1773 steeplechase1793 mile-heat1802 steeple race1809 welter1820 trotting-race1822 scurry1824 walkover1829 steeple hunt1831 set-to1840 sky race1840 flat race1848 trot1856 grind1857 feeler1858 nursery1860 waiting race1868 horse-trot1882 selling plate1888 flying milea1893 chase1894 flying handicap1894 prep1894 selling race1898 point-to-point1902 seller1922 shoo-in1928 daily double1930 bumper1946 selling chase1965 tiercé1981 1773 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 290 The great sweep stakes of the Asses, were half a Guinea: the 2d prize a Crown, and the 3d half a Crown. 1785 W. Pick (title) Authentic Historical Racing Calendar of all the Plates, Sweep-stakes, Matches, &c., run for at York, 1709–1785. 1835 H. Harewood Dict. Sports at Woodpecker At Newmarket Spring Meeting, 1777, Woodpecker won a sweepstakes of 1500 gs. 1854 Poultry Chron. 1 616/1 A Sweepstake for Dahlias, of 2s. 6d. each (open to the County). b. A betting or gambling transaction in which each person contributes a stake, and the whole of the stakes are taken by one or divided among several under certain conditions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet swoopstake1599 by-beta1627 levant1714 even money1732 play or pay bet1738 side bet1769 long shot1796 sweep1849 pay-or-play1853 sweepstake1861 pari-mutuel1868 to go a raker1869 flutter1874 skinner1874 by-wager1886 plunge1888 accumulator1889 saver1891 mutuel1893 quinella1902 parlay1904 Sydney or the bush1924 treble1924 daily double1930 all-up1933 round robin1944 double1951 twin double1960 perfecta1961 pool1963 lose bet1964 tiercé1964 Yankee bet1964 Yankee1967 nap1971 superfecta1971 tricast1972 triple1972 trixie1973 telebetting1974 trifecta1974 over-and-under1975 over-under1981 spread bet1981 1861 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon xxvii, in Temple Bar Oct. 323 A lucky draw in a sweep-stakes on one of the minor races. 1901 D. B. Hall & A. Osborne Sunshine & Surf ii. 18 We had nothing so modern or up to date as sweepstakes on the day's run [of the ship]. 4. attributive. ΚΠ 1599 J. Minsheu Pleasant Dialogues Spanish & Eng. in R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. It is not, but that you will not haue any game of vertue but sweepe stake play. 1779 Duchess of Devonshire Sylph I. 238 My former winnings are in the sweep-stake-pool at the commerce-table. 1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 89/2 Four miles the old mule took at sweepstake pace. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 May 10/1 The amount spent on sweepstake tickets during the autumn race meeting totalled up to the respectable sum of £107,164. Derivatives ˈsweepˌstaking n. gambling in the way of sweepstakes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > types of betting levanting1788 fielding1854 place betting1864 list-betting1874 sweepstaking1882 by-betting1886 spread betting1972 1882 S. G. Thomas in R. W. Burnie Mem. & Lett. (1891) xv. 179 There is a good [deal] of card-playing on board, and some ‘sweepstaking’. 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