Swap \Swap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swapping.]
[OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a
bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. Swap a blow, Swap,
v. i.]
[Written also swop.]
1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
``Swap off
his head!'' --Chaucer.
2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to
swop. [Colloq.]
--Miss Edgeworth.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Swap \Swap\, v. i. [Cf. Swap, v. t.]
1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. --C.
Richardson (Dict.).
All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. --Chaucer.
2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion
or noise; to flap.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Swap \Swap\, n. [Cf. G. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp,
schwapps, interj., slap! smack! and E. swap, v.t.]
1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An exchange; a barter. [Colloq.]
--Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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