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Swingling
(gcide) | Swingle \Swin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swingled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Swingling.] [See Swingel.]
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.
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2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; --
said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
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Swingling
(gcide) | Swingling \Swin"gling\,
a. & n. from Swingle, v. t.
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Swingling tow, the coarse part of flax, separated from the
finer by swingling and hatcheling.
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swingling knife
(gcide) | Swingle \Swin"gle\, 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.
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swingling staff
(gcide) | Swingle \Swin"gle\, 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.
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Swingling tow
(gcide) | Swingling \Swin"gling\,
a. & n. from Swingle, v. t.
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Swingling tow, the coarse part of flax, separated from the
finer by swingling and hatcheling.
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swingling wand
(gcide) | Swingle \Swin"gle\, 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.
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