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swoopstake
† ˈswoopstake, n. and adv. Obs. [Alteration of sweepstake after swoop v.] a. n. = sweepstake 2. b. adv. By sweeping all the stakes at once; hence, indiscriminately.1600 Heywood 2nd Pt. Edw. IV, i. vi. (1613) O iij, Heres vying of villianie who shall haue all,..I would the diuell were there to crie s...
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sweepstake, sweepstakes (ˈswiːpsteɪk), (-steɪks) Also 5–6 swepe-, 6 sweepestake, 6 swepstacke. [f. sweep v. 8 (sweep- 2) + stake n.2 Cf. swoopstake.] † 1. One who ‘sweeps’, or takes the whole of, the stakes in a game, etc.; usually fig. one who takes or appropriates everything; from the 15th to the ...
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