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swingle
Definition of swingle (English)
noun
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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.sumber: webster1913
verb
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To dangle; to wave hanging.sumber: webster1913
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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.sumber: webster1913