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Definition of Swoopstake
1. n. See Sweepstake.
2. adv. Altogether; indiscriminately.
Definition of Swoopstake
1. Noun. (alternative form of sweepstake) ¹
2. Adverb. (alternative form of sweepstake) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swoopstake
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swoopstake
Literary usage of Swoopstake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (2001)
"If you desire to know the certainty 136 Of your dear father's death, is't writ
in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, ..."
2. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Walter Morris Hart (1917)
"130. Laertes' vigor of revenge is no doubt an intentional contrast to the languor
of the quite equally sincere Hamlet. 142. swoopstake. ..."
3. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (2001)
"If you desire to know the certainty 136 Of your dear father's death, is't writ
in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, ..."
4. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Walter Morris Hart (1917)
"130. Laertes' vigor of revenge is no doubt an intentional contrast to the languor
of the quite equally sincere Hamlet. 142. swoopstake. ..."