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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Wipe

Wīpe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. WIPED (wīpt); p. pr. & vb. n. WIPING.] [A-S. wipian, Sw. vepa, to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa, a blanket; L. Ger. wip, a wisp of straw; M. H. Ger. wif, id.] 1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel. Let me wipe thy face. Shak. 2. To strike off gently; to remove by rubbing. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon. Milton.

  1. To cheat; to defraud; to trick;—followed by out. [Obs.] Spenser.
  2. To remove by rubbing or tension; to rub off; to clear;—usually followed by away, off, or out.

To wipe the nose of, to cheat; to defraud. [Obs.]

Wīpe, n.

noun
  1. Act of rubbing for the purpose of cleaning.
  2. A blow; a stroke; a hit. [Low.]
  3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. Swift.
  4. A handkerchief. [Slang.]

Wīpe, n.

noun

n. [Sw. vipa, kovipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.] (Ornith.) The lapwing, or pewit. See PEWIT.