swape

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• IPA^(key): /sweɪp/, enPR: swāp
• Rhymes: -eɪp

swape (plural swapes)

1. A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.
2. A steering oar used by Tyne keelmen.
3. A kind of mechanical scoop for water.

   Synonyms: shadoof, dhenkli, picota, counterpoise-lift

4. A sconce for holding a light.

swape (third-person singular simple present swapes, present participle swaping, simple past and past participle swaped)

1. To sweep.
2. To place aslant.