swingle
1[ swing-guhl ]
noun
a swipple.
a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
verb (used with object),swin·gled, swin·gling.
to clean (flax or hemp) by beating and scraping with a swingle.
Origin of swingle
1Other words from swingle
- un·swin·gled, adjective
Other definitions for swingle (2 of 2)
swingle2
[ swing-guhl ]
nounSlang.
a single person who is highly active socially and sexually; an unmarried person who swings.
Origin of swingle
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British Dictionary definitions for swingle
swingle
/ (ˈswɪŋɡəl) /
noun
a flat-bladed wooden instrument used for beating and scraping flax or hemp to remove coarse matter from it
verb
(tr) to use a swingle on
Origin of swingle
1Old English swingel stroke; related to Middle High German swüngel, Middle Dutch swinghel
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