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Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The almond furnace.

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

Whisker :: Whisker (n.) One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion..

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

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

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The pewit, or lapwing..

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

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line..

Overrake :: Overrake (v. t.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea..

Raff :: Raff (n.) The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..

Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.

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

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space..

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..

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