Swob (?), n. & v. See Swab.
Swob"ber (?), n. 1. See Swabber.
2. pl. Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the game of
whist. [Written also swabber.] Swift.
Swoll"en (?), p. p. of Swell.
Swoll"en, a. Enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen
eyes; swollen streams.
Swoln (?). Contraction of Swollen, p. p. Milton.
Swom (?), obs. imp. of Swim. Shak.
Swoon (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swooning.]
[OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swo&?;nien, fr. swo&?;en to sigh deeply,
to droop, AS. swgan to sough, sigh; cf. geswgen senseless, swooned,
geswwung a swooning. Cf. Sough.] To sink into a fainting fit, in which
there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental
powers; to faint; -- often with away.
The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
Lam. ii. 11.
The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain.
Dryden.
He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.
Tatler.
Swoon, n. A fainting fit; syncope.
Swoon"ing, a. & n. from Swoon, v. -- Swoon"ing*ly, adv.
Swoop (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swooping.]
[OE. swopen, usually, to sweep, As. swpan to sweep, to rush; akin to G.
schweifen to rove, to ramble, to curve, OHG. sweifan to whirl, Icel.
sveipa to sweep; also to AS. swfan to move quickly. Cf. Sweep, Swift,
a. & n., Swipe, Swivel.] 1. To fall on at once and seize; to catch
while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.