swop

swop
Swap Swap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swapping}.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. {Swap} a blow, {Swap}, v. i.] [Written also {swop}.] 1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] ``Swap off his head!'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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