swoopstake

English

Etymology

From swoop +‎ stake. Compare sweepstake.

Noun

swoopstake (plural swoopstakes)

1. Alternative form of sweepstake

Adverb

swoopstake (not comparable)

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?