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[ swahyps ] / swaɪps /
noun (used with a plural verb)British Informal.poor, watery, or spoiled beer. malt liquor in general, especially beer and small beer. Origin of swipes1780–90; noun plural use of swipe to drink down at one gulp, variant of sweep1 Words nearby swipesswink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card, swipes, swipple, swirl, swirly, swish, swishy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swipesGuardians centers on Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), an intergalactic smuggler who swipes an orb. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shorts, Spuddy and Swipes are in disgrace at the fraternity. Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White She replied that it was too late for tea; but she would get me a cup of "swipes" if I wanted it. Redburn. His First Voyage|Herman Melville Here Swipes stumbled, loosening himself from the grasp of his companions. Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
Mr. Swipes recommended dead pea-haulm, with the sticks left in it to ensure a draught. Springhaven|R. D. Blackmore Swipes said he know'd you must be sick, but I told Swipes you had so many cares—we women folks have so many cares, Mrs. Longbow. The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley
British Dictionary definitions for swipes
pl nBritish slang beer, esp when poor or weak Word Origin for swipesC18: probably related to sweep Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swipesslap, pilfer, sneak, blow, knock, lick, clip, sock, clout, swat, smack, cuff, rap, wallop, strike, clump, wipe, bash, nab, cop |