Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Poor, washy beer; a kind of small beer; hence, by extension, malt liquor in general.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swipe .
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Examples
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Instead of viewing its continual erosion as a harbinger of disaster for the midterm election, the dismissive responses included gratuitous verbal swipes from the White House.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Instead of viewing its continual erosion as a harbinger of disaster for the midterm election, the dismissive responses included gratuitous verbal swipes from the White House.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Instead of viewing its continual erosion as a harbinger of disaster for the midterm election, the dismissive responses included gratuitous verbal swipes from the White House.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Instead of viewing its continual erosion as a harbinger of disaster for the midterm election, the dismissive responses included gratuitous verbal swipes from the White House.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Lecavalier had two close-in swipes in the second period, and Weekes made a left pad stop on the first.
USATODAY.com 2008
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He is not to be inveigled into giving his order at a public-house, -- swipes from the canteen would do as well as that, -- nor do the bottled-beer merchants tempt him with their high prices for dubious quality.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Archibald Forbes 1869
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Did you know that you can donate "swipes" - dining credits - once a week to feed a homeless person?
The Rebel Yell 2009
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The curved wooden sword swipes down in a flash and stops only an inch away from the opponent's cheek.
Live by the sword; In kenjutsu, the ancient art of Japanese swordsmanship is taught 2007
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The curved wooden sword swipes down in a flash and stops only an inch away from the opponent's cheek.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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I think that the native drink called swipes was the cause of much of it.
A Soldier in the Philippines Needom N. Freeman
chained_bear commented on the word swipes
"...they all lived on ship's provisions and, since the ship was still in home waters, they drank not grog but small beer or swipes, smaller day by day..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 61
February 27, 2008
tammanycall commented on the word swipes
Public School Slang: the boy who serves beer at supper.
April 14, 2009