Swash

swosh, v.t. to dash or splash.— v.i. to make a splashing noise, to wash up against.— ns. Swash′-buck′ler , a bully, a blusterer; Swash′er ( Shak. ), one who swashes, a blusterer.— adj. Swash′ing , slashing, crushing.— n.pl. Swash′-lett′ers , Italic capitals with top and bottom flourishes, intended to fill out ugly gaps.— ns. Swash′-plate , a disc set obliquely on a revolving axis, to give a reciprocating motion to a bar along its length; Swash′-work , lathe-work in which the cuts are inclined to the axis of rotation.— adj. Swash′y , swaggering. [Scand.; cf. dial. Sw. sva ka , Norw. svakka , prov. Eng. swack , a blow.]