swats

[ swats ]

noun(used with a plural verb)Scot.

Origin of swats

1500–10; compare Old English swatan beer (plural)

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The school staff would not allow us to film things like swats or students being sent to the “quiet room.”
‘Kidnapped for Christ’ Review: Come Because You’re Gay, Stay For Jesus | Matthew Paul Turner | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There were three more Iraqi swats in the bedroom by now, and Matt told them to hold the prisoner still.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah | Patrick Robinson | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sarah Kliff swats away David Brooks' suggestion that "Nobody knows how to reduce health care inflation."
Price Controls: Effective Political Poison | Justin Green | October 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
At length, however, came in the same sneering fellow I had marked on the wharf, calling loudly for swats.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
Hear him saying that "he wishes Old swats (that's me) would do his gardening himself, and see how he likes it!"
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 | Various

An out and a drop were responsible for the batters two previous abortive swats, and this change should fool him.
The Bail Jumper | Robert J. C. Stead
The player with the swatter follows the runner and swats him until he is back in position.
Games and Play for School Morale | Various
Six thousand swats were said to be in arms against the British.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897 | Various

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