• Swoopstake

    Origin

    From swoop + stake. Compare sweepstake.

    Full definition of swoopstake

    Noun

    swoopstake

    (plural swoopstakes)
    1. Alternative form of sweepstake

    Adverb

    swoopstake

    1. Alternative form of sweepstake
    2. All at once, without making distinctions.
      • 1623, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 4, scene 5:Is't writ in your revenge,
        That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe,
        Winner and loser?
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