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SWIFT'ER, n. In a ship, a rope used to confine the bars of the capstan in their sockets, while men are turning it also, a rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides from the impulse of other boats. Swifters also are two shrouds fixed on the starboard and larboard sides of the lower masts, above all the other shrouds, to give the masts additional security.
SWIFT'ER, To stretch, as shrouds by tackles.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Swifter'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/swifter.html.
Entry for 'Swifter'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/swifter.html.
