What is a complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket called?
sweepstake — A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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