Definition of "swift-winged" [swift-winged]

• Rapid in flight.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Hath the flour given such strength to thy legs that they may outrun the swift-winged lead?"
• "And the rest gave way and fled in terror just as doves fly in terror before swift-winged hawks."
• "The birds were swift-winged hawks and owls, pigeons and ring-doves; crows again became common, and the water-wagtail was tame as the Brazilian thrush, João de Barros: it hopped about within a few feet of us, quite ignoring the presence of Frenchmen armed with murderous guns."