wipen.[Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.] (Zol.) The lapwing.()v. t.[OE. vipen, AS. wpian; 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.(Shak.)Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon. (Milton.)3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.(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]()n.1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.()2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.()3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.(Swift.)4. A handkerchief.()5. Stain; brand.(Shak.)