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Stape vs Swape - What's the difference?

stape | swape |

As nouns the difference between stape and swape

is that stape is a staple while swape is a bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.

stape

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (dialect) A staple

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Anagrams

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    swape

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.
  • A steering oar use by Tyne keelmen.
  • A kind of mechanical scoop for water.

    • Synonyms

    * lever * shadoof