About The Word Swingle
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What's The Definition Of Swingle?Synonyms | Synonyms for Swingle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Swingle: See Also | Swingle In Webster's Dictionary \Swin"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of swing.]
1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [Obs.] --Johnson.
2. To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
\Swin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swingling}.] [See {Swingel}.] 1. To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch. 2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby. \Swin"gle\, n. A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also {swingling knife}, {swingling staff}, and {swingling wand}. |
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