Wipe (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Wipe

A blow, or reproach. I’ll give you a wipe on the chops. That story gave him a fine wipe. Also a handkerchief.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Winter’s Day * Wiper

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Wind-mill
Windfall
Windmills In the Head
Window Peeper
Windward Passage
Windy
Wink
Winnings
Winter Cricket
Winter’s Day
Wipe
Wiper
Wiper Drawer
To Wiredraw
Wise
Wise Men of Gotham
Wiseacre
Wiseacre’s Hall
Wit
Witches
To Wobble