I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping
it, and turning it upside down. --2 Kings xxi.
13.
2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; --
usually followed by away, off or out. Also used
figuratively. ``To wipe out our ingratitude.'' --Shak.
Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them
soon. --Milton.
3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by
out. [Obs.] --Spenser.
If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside
their goods. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia)
{To wipe a joint} (Plumbing), to make a joint, as between
pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a
mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of
a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
{To wipe the nose of}, to cheat. [Old Slang]
2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [Low]
3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. --Swift.
4. A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]
5. Stain; brand. [Obs.] ``Slavish wipe.'' --Shak.