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English
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Noun
swape (plural swapes)
- A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.
- A steering oar used by Tyne keelmen.
- A kind of mechanical scoop for water.
- Synonyms: shadoof, dhenkli, picota, counterpoise-lift
- A sconce for holding a light.
Translations
mechanical scoop for water
— see shadoofVerb
swape (third-person singular simple present swapes, present participle swaping, simple past and past participle swaped)
- To sweep.
- To place aslant.