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A bastardisation of "school field" and the general site of games and warfare, such as the tap on the shoulder on a snowy playtime, swiftly followed by eyes, nose and mouth full of ice, snow and dog crap as the hapless victim turned to see his 'chums' (who were usually crippled with laughter once they (the victim) could see and breathe again), great days, great times to be had on the old scoofee, buried under haystacks, mauled at rugby, finding porn, ahhh good times!
U.S. Navy patrol boat, designated PCF (patrol craft fast), part of operation Market Time, used to patrol coastal waters and rivers of Vietnam.
Speeler is Australian slang for a swift horse.
Balling the Jack is Black−American slang for a dance accompanied by lusty handclapping; to work swiftly
slang for Swift Current Saskatchewan
Telegraph operator's handwriting. This script, in the days before telephones, typewriters, and teletypes, was characterized by its swiftness, its bold flowing curves which connected one word with another, and its legibility. Ops were proud of their penmanship
Swiftly flow is Australian rhyming slang for go.
Devil screecher is Dorset slang for a swift.
To be fast (on the draw)
Swift is British slang for to give false evidence.Swift is British slang for to plant false evidence, to fabricate. Said of the police.
A person who is enthusiastic, lively or swift in deeds, actions, or dealings with others
n a half pint of beer, had swiftly before departing. Although quite often itÂ’s not really that. You might propose having a swift half with some people after work, when in reality you know that it probably wonÂ’t be just one swift half, itÂ’ll be sixteen swift halves like last Wednesday, when Ernie ended up breaking his arm and you had sex with that homeless person.
To pull someone's hair back from the forehead (using your hands pressed against their head) backwards across the top of the head, causing pain to the hairline region in particular. Particularly effective if done from behind, on Tefals, or on girls with big spams (foreheads). When teachers discovered that this was going on in our Essex comp our surly Welsh head of year stood up in front of everyone in assembly and said "There is a practice going around this school called swiftying" to which we all dissolved into laughter.
Swiftie is slang for a trick, ruse, or deception.
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Relating to a system for transmitting power to a distance by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter.
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Swiftly.
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Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
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Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.
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The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
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Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.
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Swift; rapid.
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To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.
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To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.
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The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.
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In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
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Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
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Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible.
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The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.
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Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds.
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To move hastily or swiftly.
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The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time.
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To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound.
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To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
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To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star.
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