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swipple

or swi·ple

[ swip-uhl ]

noun

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

swipple

/ ˈswɪpəl /

noun

  1. the part of a flail that strikes the grain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swipple1

1400–50; late Middle English swipyl, variant of swepyl, equivalent to swep ( en ) to sweep 1 + -yl instrumental suffix ( -le )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swipple1

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

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