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sweep
n. a marine fish of the Australian coasts, called by this name in Sydney. It is Scorpisaequipinnis,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
The pole or piece of timber moved on a fulcrum or post, used to lower and raise a bucket in a well for drawing water.--Webster.
The same is used in England. In Yorkshire it is called a swape; in Norfolk a swipe. It is written swipe in Bailey's Dictionary.
n. a marine fish of the Australian coasts, called by this name in Sydney. It is Scorpisaequipinnis,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris