To wipe a joint (Plumbing), to make a joint, as between pieces of lead
pipe, by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a
plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by
rubbing. — To wipe the nose of, to cheat. [Old Slang]
Wipe, n. 1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.