Swifter :: Swift (n.) The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
Swifter :: Swifter (n.) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.
Swifter :: Swifter (n.) A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides..
Swifter :: Swifter (n.) The forward shroud of a lower mast.