01 v. i. To dangle; to wave hanging.
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To dangle; to wave hanging.[Obs.]
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To swing for pleasure.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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5 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Swingle
02 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.
imp. & p. p.
Swingled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swingling
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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.
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To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds.[Prov. Eng.]
03 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 …
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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. Also: swingling knife, swingling staff, swingling wand