SWOOPSTAKE

Etymology

Noun

swoopstake (plural swoopstakes)

Alternative form of sweepstake

Adverb

swoopstake (not comparable)

Alternative form of sweepstake

All at once, without making distinctions.

Source: Wiktionary


Swoop"stake`, n.

Definition: See Sweepstake. [Obs.]

Swoop"stake`, adv.

Definition: Altogether; indiscriminately. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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