Judicial acts . . . are sped in open court at the instance of one
or both of the parties.
Ayliffe.
4. To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo. "Sped
with spavins." Shak.
A dire dilemma! either way I 'm sped. If foes, they write, if
friends, they read, me dead.
Pope.
5. To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in
setting out upon a journey.
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
Pope.
God speed you, them, etc., may God speed you; or, may you have good
speed.
Syn. -- To dispatch; hasten; expedite; accelerate; hurry.
Speed"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, speeds.
2. (Spinning) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form
rovings.