swish

swish is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To flog; to lash. [Slang] Thackeray.
  2. 2.To dash; to swash.
  3. 3.A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.]
  4. 4.(Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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