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swoopstake en · ADV

Etymology

From swoop + stake. Compare sweepstake.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of sweepstake.
    alt of sweepstake
  2. (not-comparable) All at once, without making distinctions.
    • Is't writ in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser? 1623, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 4, scene 5

swoopstake en · NOUN

Etymology

From swoop + stake. Compare sweepstake.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sweepstake.
    alt of sweepstake

Forms

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