| slovo | definícia |
swing
(encz) | swing,houpačka n: Pino |
swing
(encz) | swing,houpat v: Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,houpat se v: Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,klátit se Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,kyv n: Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,kývat v: Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,kývat se Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,swing n: Zdeněk Brož |
swing
(encz) | swing,swing/swung/swung v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
swing
(czen) | swing,swingn: Zdeněk Brož |
Swing
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung; Archaic imp.
Swang; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.] [OE. swingen, AS.
swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen
to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to
soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga
to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. Swagger, Sway,
Swinge, Swink.]
1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to
wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
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I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or
continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of
the air. --Boyle.
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2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,
the door swung open.
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3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
See Swing, n., 3.
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4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at
anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.
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To swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit.
[Colloq.]
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He had swung round the circle of theories and
systems in which his age abounded, without finding
relief. --A. V. G.
Allen.
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Swing
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, v. t.
1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward
and forward, or from one side to the other.
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He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.
--Dryden.
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They get on ropes, as you must have seen the
children, and are swung by their men visitants.
--Spectator.
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2. To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as,
to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to
manage; as, to swing a business.
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3. (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of
shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a
pulley of 12 inches diameter.
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To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges
so that it can swing or turn.
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swing
(wn) | swing
n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of
an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time
to get into the swing of things"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swing,
swinging, vacillation]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[syn: swing, swing music, jive]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot, swing]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing,
swing, cut]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance
around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
[syn: swing, sway]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
"swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
his side" [syn: swing, swing over]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing,
sweep, swing out]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, swing,
drop]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood
swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
generation attempted to swing freely"
10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: swing, {get
around}]
12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in
the 1960's" |
swing
(foldoc) | Swing
Java's graphical user interface (GUI)
package that provides a large collection of widgets
(buttons, labels, lists etc.) that behave similarly on
different platforms. Swing features "pluggable look &
feel", allowing the program to look like a Windows, Motif
or {Macintosh) application. It is implemented using the
Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture and makes extensive
use of nested "containers" to control the handling of events
such as keystrokes.
(http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/package-summary.html).
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swinger
(mass) | swinger
- promiskuitný človek |
cyclical downswing
(encz) | cyclical downswing, |
downswing
(encz) | downswing,pokles n: Zdeněk Brož |
in full swing
(encz) | in full swing, adv: |
so small you could barely swing a cat
(encz) | so small you could barely swing a cat, |
swing about
(encz) | swing about, v: |
swing around
(encz) | swing around, v: |
swing by
(encz) | swing by,změna kurzu využitím gravitačního pole vesmírného
tělesa n: Rostislav Svobodaswing by,změnit kurz využitím gravitačního pole vesmírného
tělesa v: Rostislav Svoboda |
swing credit
(encz) | swing credit, |
swing door
(encz) | swing door, n: swing door,lítačky n: Zdeněk Brož |
swing line
(encz) | swing line, |
swing music
(encz) | swing music, n: |
swing out
(encz) | swing out, v: |
swing over
(encz) | swing over, v: |
swing producer
(encz) | swing producer,nejaktivnější výrobce v kartelu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
swing shift
(encz) | swing shift,odpolední směna n: Zdeněk Brož |
swing voter
(encz) | swing voter, n: |
swingarm
(encz) | swingarm,kyvná vidlice n: [aut.] Orr |
swinge
(encz) | swinge, v: |
swingeing
(encz) | swingeing,ohromný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
swinger
(encz) | swinger,promiskuitní člověk Zdeněk Brož |
swinging
(encz) | swinging,kolísání n: Zdeněk Brožswinging,kývání n: Zdeněk Brožswinging,svižný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
swinging chad
(encz) | swinging chad, n: |
swinging door
(encz) | swinging door, n: |
swinging post
(encz) | swinging post, n: |
swingletree
(encz) | swingletree, n: |
swings
(encz) | swings,houpe Zdeněk Brožswings,kmity n: pl. Zdeněk Brožswings,švihy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
swingy
(encz) | swingy, adj: |
the king of swing
(encz) | the King of Swing, n: |
upswing
(encz) | upswing,exploze upswing,konjunktura [přen.] upswing,náhlý vzestup upswing,rozmach [přen.] |
swing/swung/swung
(czen) | swing/swung/swung,swingv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladswing/swung/swung,swungv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Aswing
(gcide) | Aswing \A*swing"\, adv.
In a state of swinging.
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Bat's-wing
(gcide) | Bat's-wing \Bat's"-wing"\or Batwing \Bat"wing\, a.
Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.
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Beeswing
(gcide) | Beeswing \Bees"wing`\, n.
The second crust formed in port and some other wines after
long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar,
supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
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Full swing
(gcide) | Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r);
superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol,
OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth.
fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a]
to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel,
AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary,
Plenty.]
1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
full of water; a house full of people.
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Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
have been regular. --Blackstone.
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2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,
quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
compensation; a house full of furniture.
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3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;
perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
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It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
Pharaoh
dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1.
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The man commands
Like a full soldier. --Shak.
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I can not
Request a fuller satisfaction
Than you have freely granted. --Ford.
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4. Sated; surfeited.
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I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
11.
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5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
stored with information.
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Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon.
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6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
to be full of some project.
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Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke.
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7. Filled with emotions.
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The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
--Lowell.
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8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
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Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden.
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At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
age of 21 years. --Abbott.
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
employed.
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
leather, as distinguished from half binding.
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having
the same parents as another.
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
Full moon.
(a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
opposite to the sun.
(b) The time when the moon is full.
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
out.
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
voices and instruments are given.
Full sea, high water.
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving
corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
in words, and not indicated by figures.
In full blast. See under Blast.
[1913 Webster]Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung; Archaic imp.
Swang; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.] [OE. swingen, AS.
swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen
to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to
soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga
to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. Swagger, Sway,
Swinge, Swink.]
1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to
wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
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I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or
continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of
the air. --Boyle.
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2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,
the door swung open.
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3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
See Swing, n., 3.
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4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at
anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.
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To swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit.
[Colloq.]
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He had swung round the circle of theories and
systems in which his age abounded, without finding
relief. --A. V. G.
Allen.
[1913 Webster]Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
[1913 Webster]Swing \Swing\, v. t.
1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward
and forward, or from one side to the other.
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He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.
--Dryden.
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They get on ropes, as you must have seen the
children, and are swung by their men visitants.
--Spectator.
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2. To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as,
to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to
manage; as, to swing a business.
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3. (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of
shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a
pulley of 12 inches diameter.
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To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges
so that it can swing or turn.
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Swing beam
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing bridge
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing plough
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing plow
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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Swing wheel
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, n.
1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
the swing of a pendulum.
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2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
as, some men walk with a swing.
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3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
produced for amusement or exercise.
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4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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The ram that batters down the wall,
For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
They place before his hand that made the engine.
--Shak.
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5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
"Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
the full swing of his genius. --Burke.
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Full swing. See under Full.
Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
may have an independent lateral motion.
Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
Swing plow, or Swing plough.
(a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
(b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
Swing wheel.
(a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
(b) The balance of a watch.
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swingdevil
(gcide) | Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
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Note: The common European swift (Cypselus apus syn.
Micropus apus) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also black martin,
black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird,
swingdevil, screech martin, and shriek owl. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian
swift (Chaetura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
(Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under
Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
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5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
[1913 Webster]Swingdevil \Swing"dev`il\, n. (Zool.) [So named from its swift
flight and dark color, which give it an uncanny appearance.]
The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]
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Swingdevil
(gcide) | Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
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Note: The common European swift (Cypselus apus syn.
Micropus apus) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also black martin,
black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird,
swingdevil, screech martin, and shriek owl. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian
swift (Chaetura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
(Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under
Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
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5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
[1913 Webster]Swingdevil \Swing"dev`il\, n. (Zool.) [So named from its swift
flight and dark color, which give it an uncanny appearance.]
The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]
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Swinge
(gcide) | Swinge \Swinge\ (sw[i^]nj), v. & n.
See Singe. [Obs.] --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
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And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
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2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
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Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Swinge \Swinge\, n.
1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
[Obs.] --Waller.
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2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
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Swingebuckler
(gcide) | Swingebuckler \Swinge"buc`kler\, n.
A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Swinged
(gcide) | Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
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And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
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2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
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Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton.
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Swingeing
(gcide) | Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
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And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
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2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
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Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Swingeing \Swinge"ing\, a.
Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. --
Swinge"ing*ly, adv. --Dryden.
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Swingeingly
(gcide) | Swingeing \Swinge"ing\, a.
Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. --
Swinge"ing*ly, adv. --Dryden.
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Swingel
(gcide) | Swingel \Swin"gel\, n. [AS. swingele whip, scourge. See
Swing.]
The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in
thrashing; the swiple.
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Swinger
(gcide) | Swinger \Swing"er\, n.
One who swings or whirls.
[1913 Webster]Swinger \Swin"ger\, n.
1. One who swinges.
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2. Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing. [Obs. or
Colloq.] --Herrick.
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Swinging
(gcide) | Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung; Archaic imp.
Swang; p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.] [OE. swingen, AS.
swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen
to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to
soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga
to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. Swagger, Sway,
Swinge, Swink.]
1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to
wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
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I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or
continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of
the air. --Boyle.
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2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,
the door swung open.
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3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
See Swing, n., 3.
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4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at
anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.
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To swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit.
[Colloq.]
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He had swung round the circle of theories and
systems in which his age abounded, without finding
relief. --A. V. G.
Allen.
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swinging post
(gcide) | Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.
1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging
post} or hinging post.
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2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also
shutting post.
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Swingle
(gcide) | Swingle \Swin"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of swing.]
1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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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Swinglebar
(gcide) | Swinglebar \Swin"gle*bar`\, n.
A swingletree. --De Quincey.
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Swingled
(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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Swingletail
(gcide) | Swingletail \Swin"gle*tail`\, n. (Zool.)
The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher.
[1913 Webster]Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.
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2. (Zool.) 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.
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3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied
species. See Brown thrush.
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Sage thrasher. (Zool.) See under Sage.
Thrasher whale (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
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swingle-tail
(gcide) | Swingletail \Swin"gle*tail`\, n. (Zool.)
The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher.
[1913 Webster]Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.
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2. (Zool.) 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.
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3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied
species. See Brown thrush.
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Sage thrasher. (Zool.) See under Sage.
Thrasher whale (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
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Swingletree
(gcide) | Swingletree \Swin"gle*tree`\, n. [So named in allusion to its
swinging. See Swingle, v. i., and cf. Swingtree.]
A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree.
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