swiped
simple past tense and past participle of swipe
• wisped
Source: Wiktionary
Swipe, n. Etym: [Cf. Sweep, Swiple.]
1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over either of the long fields. R. A. Proctor.
3. pl.
Definition: Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written also swypes.] Craig.
Swipe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swiped; p. pr. & vb. n. Swiping.]
1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball. Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. R. A. Proctor.
2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal. [Slang, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
