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side⋅swipe

  [sahyd-swahyp] verb, -swiped, -swip⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to strike with a sweeping stroke or blow along the side; strike a glancing blow obliquely.
–noun
2. such a strike or blow.
Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; side 1 + swipe

Related forms:
sideswiper, noun
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side·swipe   (sīd'swīp')   
tr.v.   side·swiped, side·swip·ing, side·swipes
To strike along the side in passing.
n.  

  1. A glancing blow on or along the side.

  2. An incidental critical remark; a gibe.

side'swip'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sideswipe  (v.)
"to strike with a glancing blow," 1917, from side (adj.) + swipe (q.v.). The noun is first recorded 1917.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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