Noah Webster
Swape
SWAPE, noun A pole supported by a fulcrum on which it turns, used for raising water from a well, for churning, etc. [This Bailey spells swipe, and in noun England it is pronounced sweep, as in well-sweep.]
SWAPE, noun A pole supported by a fulcrum on which it turns, used for raising water from a well, for churning, etc. [This Bailey spells swipe, and in noun England it is pronounced sweep, as in well-sweep.]