Swipper

Swipper
Swipper \Swip"per\, a. [From AS. swipian to whip, shake, whirl; akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep. See {Swoop}.] Nimble; quick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Slang] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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