1) Swipple
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• (v. i.) To dangle; to wave hanging. • (v. t.) To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds. • (v. t.) 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. • (n.) A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with...
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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. ... Origin: See Swingel. ... A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning fla...
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Swin'gle intransitive verb [ Freq. of
swing .]
1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [ Obsolete]
Johnson. 2. To swing for pleasure. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
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Swin'gle noun 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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Swin'gle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Swingled ;
present participle & verbal noun Swingling .] [ See
Swingel .]
1. To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the...
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A swingle is a flat-bladed wooden instrument used for beating and scraping flax or hemp to remove coarse matter from it.
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Swingle is American slang for a lively single person, especially one who goes out seeking a sexual partner.
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American slang for a lively single person, especially one who goes out seeking a sexual partner.
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