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swipple

[swip-uhl]

noun

the freely swinging part of a flail, which falls upon the grain in threshing; swingle.

Also, swi·ple.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English swipyl, variant of swepyl, equivalent to swep(en) to sweep¹ + -yl instrumental suffix (see -le)

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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swipple or swiple (ˈswɪp^əl)

—n
	the part of a flail that strikes the grain

[C15 swipyl, variant of swepyl, from swep(en) to sweep + -yl, suffix denoting an instrument]

swiple or swiple

—n

[C15 swipyl, variant of swepyl, from swep(en) to sweep + -yl, suffix denoting an instrument]

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