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swifter
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swifterverb
To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
Webster Dictionary
Swifternoun
a rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it
Swifternoun
a rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides
Swifternoun
the forward shroud of a lower mast
Swifterverb
to tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer
Etymology: [Cf. Swivel.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
swifter
A strong rope, sometimes encircling a boat, about 9 inches below her gunwale, both to strengthen her and protect her in cases of collision. (See FENDERS.)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swifter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swifter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of swifter in a Sentence
By and large, I seem to have made more mistakes than any others of whom I know, but have learned thereby to make ever swifter acknowledgment of the errors and thereafter immediately set about to deal more effectively with the truths disclosed by the acknowledgment of erroneous assumptions.
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundemental resource.
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
With hope or without hope we will follow the trail of our enemies. And woe to them, if we prove the swifter!
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.
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