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swipple

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swip⋅ple

[swip-uhl]
–noun
the freely swinging part of a flail, which falls upon the grain in threshing; swingle.
Also, swiple.


Origin:
1400–50; late ME swipyl, var. of swepyl, equiv. to swep(en) to sweep 1 + -yl instrumental suffix (see -le )
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