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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SWEEPINGS

n.plu. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish. The sweepings of streets are often used as manure.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SWEEPINGS

SWEEPINGS Sweep "ings, n. pl.

 

Defn: Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.