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shin·gle [ shíng g'l ] (past and past participle shin·gled, present participle shin·gling, 3rd person present singular shin·gles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove slag from iron: to remove the slag from iron by hammering or squeezing it in the process of making wrought iron

[Late 17th century. Via French cingler< German zängeln< Zange "tongs"]
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