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| swin·gle [ swíng g'l ] |
noun (plural swin·gles) |
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instrument for beating and scraping flax: a wooden instrument like a knife or paddle used to beat hemp or flax and scrape woody portions out of the material
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transitive verb (past and past participle swin·gled, present participle swin·gling, 3rd person present singular swin·gles) |
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treat material with swingle: to beat and scrape hemp or flax with a swingle
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch swinghel] |
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