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A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. 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.
TRICKSTER
One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
DRAWSHAVE
See KNIFE
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,
TRICKSY
Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. "My tricksy spirit!" Shak. he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century passed for state wisdom. Coleridge.
TRICKSINESS
The quality or state of being tricksy; trickiness. G. Eliot.
DRAWSPRING
The spring to which a drawbar is attached.