swiping
present participle of swipe
• wipings, wisping
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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
