4 adjectives to describe wipe

CALF'S BRAINS FRIED Clean as described in calf's brains cooked sour; wipe dry, roll in rolled cracker flour, season with salt and pepper and fry as you would cutlets.

This is the 14th; before the 20th" and Barney gave the barrel of his gun, near him, a furtive wipe with his coat-sleeve.

She therefore determined to give them a hasty wipe before retiring to dress for the evening.

Many who will not stand a direct reproof, and cannot abide to be plainly admonished of their fault, will yet endure to be pleasantly rubbed, and will patiently bear a jocund wipe; though they abominate all language purely bitter or sour, yet they can relish discourse having in it a pleasant tartness.

4 adjectives to describe  wipe