swifter noun & verb. ['swɪftǝ] E17.
[Rel. to SWIFT verb².]
A. noun.
1. Nautical. A rope drawn taut to tighten or make fast rigging etc.; spec. the forward shroud supporting the lower mast of a ship. E17.

2. A cable used to secure a raft of logs. N. Amer. L19.
b. verb trans. Nautical. = SWIFT verb². L18.

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