'Sweepstake' definitions:
Definition of 'Sweepstake'
From: GCIDE
- Sweepstake \Sweep"stake`\, n.
- 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. --Heylin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster]