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Pronunciation : Swin"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of swing.]
Definition : 1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [Obs.] Johnson.

2. To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Swin"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Swingel.]
Definition : 1. 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.

2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.

t. [imp. & p. p. Swingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swingling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Swin"gle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913