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What (who) is swingle - definition
swingle
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Swingle (disambiguation)
¦ noun
1. a wooden tool for beating flax and removing the woody parts.
2. the swinging part of a flail.
¦ verb beat with a swingle.
Origin
ME: from MDu. swinghel, from the base of swing.
Swingle
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Swingle (disambiguation)
·vi To swing for pleasure.
II. Swingle ·vi To Dangle; to wave hanging.
III. Swingle ·vt To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots;
- said of weeds.
IV. Swingle ·vt 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.
V. Swingle ·noun 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.
swingle
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Swingle (disambiguation)
I. n.
Swingle-staff, swingling-staff, swingling-knife, swingling-wand.
II. v. a.
Dress with a swingle (as flax), beat with a swingle.
Examples of use of swingle
1. The eight–member Swingle Singers was founded in 1'63 by American musician Ward Swingle.
2. It is possible Krajcir could face the death penalty elsewhere, Swingle said.
3. "I‘m just pleased that we‘re now ready to get going," Swingle said.
4. The Swingle Singers released their first album, "Jazz Sebastian Bach," in 1'63.
5. Krajcir, now 63, confessed to nine murders earlier this month, Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor Morley Swingle said.