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Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..

Shakings :: Shakings (n. pl.) Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc..

Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..

Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..

Sweepage :: Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc..

Sweep :: Sweeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swee.

Sweep-saw :: Sweepings (n. pl.) Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street..

Swipe :: Swipe (v. t.) To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball..

Broom :: Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom..

Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.

Sweepings :: Sweeping (a.) Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation..

Draught :: Draught (n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping.

Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club..

Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..

Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.

Sweeping :: Sweeper (n.) One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper..

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