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Swinge
Pronunciation : Swinge (sw?nj)
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: See Singe. [Obs.] Spenser.
& n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swinge
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. swengen, AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
Definition : 1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. I had swinged him soundly. Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. C. Dryden.
2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.] Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. Milton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw?njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw?nj"?ng).]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swinge
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.] Waller.
2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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