swoopstake

English

Etymology

From swoop +‎ stake. Compare sweepstake.

Noun

swoopstake (plural swoopstakes)

  1. Alternative form of sweepstake.

Adverb

swoopstake (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of sweepstake.
  2. All at once, without making distinctions.
    • 1623, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 4, scene 5:
      Is't writ in your revenge,
      That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe,
      Winner and loser?
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