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.
An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.
Origin
From Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian ("to wipe, rub, cleanse"), from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn ("to wipe"), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- ("to twist, wind around"). Cognate with German wippen ("to bob"), Swedish veva ("to turn, wind, crank"), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 ("to wreathe, crown"), Old English swīfan ("to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene"), Sanskrit वेपते ("to tremble"). More at swivel, swift.