Word Meanings - GUARDSHIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Care; protection. Swift.

SWIFTNESS
The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
SWIFTLET
Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible.
SWIFTER
A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it. A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides. The forward shroud of a lower mast.
PROTECTIONIST
One who favors protection. See Protection, 4.
SWIFTLY
In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly. Wyclif.
SWIFTFOOT
Nimble; fleet. Mir. for Mag.
SWIFT
to swapan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. swifan to move quickly, to 1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt. My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,
PROTECTIONISM
The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See Protection, 4.
PROTECTION
A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; -- opposed