sweepers

Of all the tunes played by the boatswain's pipe, that which calls the sweepers is the most frequently heard.

The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862

"We are called sweepers, and Muslims do not like to share their meals with us," said 18-year-old Joseph Messieh, one of the worshippers at St. Peter's.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

"We are called sweepers, and Muslims do not like to share their meals with us," said 18-year-old Joseph Messieh, one of the worshippers at St. Peter's.

SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By ASHRAF KHAN 2011

Larger than the so-called sweepers, they were nevertheless more of that sort-tenders of Castledown rather than defenders.

Antrax Brooks, Terry 2001

Is it necessary to have assigned "sweepers" to monitor tweets in real time to look for patterns and pass along potential problems to election protection experts, or will the organic response fill that role?

Update: Twitter Vote Report Project Gathers Steam Tulkencunc 2008

Is it necessary to have assigned "sweepers" to monitor tweets in real time to look for patterns and pass along potential problems to election protection experts, or will the organic response fill that role?

Update: Twitter Vote Report Project Gathers Steam Tulkencunc 2008

"The system was so much against us," he said, adding the police used "sweepers" to clear up murder scenes and cover up murders so the cases could not be prosecuted due to lack of evidence.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

We call these geezers 'sweepers' in the trade because they do 'sweeps' through the country trying to gather up anything and everything which could be regarded as antique.

The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981

Ice cakes crashed together on every hand, water-logged tree-butts snagged them bow and stern, and the low-hanging limbs of "sweepers" clawed and tore at them like the teeth of a giant rake as they swept beneath, lying flat upon the bottom of the boat.

The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest 1921

Long "sweepers" with tips awash in the flood interfered with their efforts.

The Iron Trail Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913