\Wipe\, n. [Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

\Wipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[=i]pian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp of
straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa a
blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.]
1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry
   by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
         Let me wipe thy face.                 --Shak.
         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]

\Wipe\, n.
1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
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.