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Definition for WIPE
WI'NY
WIPE
WIPE
, n.
The act of rubbing for the purpose of cleaning.
A blow; a stroke.
A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. – Swift.
A bird. [Sw.
vipa
, the lapwing.] – Ainsworth.
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