Definition of swingle

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Swingle (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..

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Swinglebar :: Swingle (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..
Swingletail :: Swinglebar (n.) A swingletree.
Swingle :: Swingle (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..
Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds.
Swingle :: Swingle (v. i.) To dangle; to wave hanging.
Swingtree :: Swingling () a. & n. from Swingle, v. t..
Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..
Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark..
Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle..
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..
Swingled :: Swingle (v. i.) To swing for pleasure.
Swingling :: Swingletree (v. i.) A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree..
Swingling :: Swingled (imp. & p. p.) of Swingl.
Tow :: Tow (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle..
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