SINCE 1828
swingle
noun
swin·gle
| \ ˈswiŋgəl\
plural -s
Definition of swingle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a wooden instrument like a large knife that is about two feet long, has one thin edge, and is used for beating and cleaning flax : scutcher
2a
: the swiple of a flail
b
: a cudgel resembling a flail
3
: a lever resembling a spoke and used for turning the barrel in wire drawing or the roller of a plate press
swingle
transitive verb
\ "\
swingled;
swingled;
swingling\ -g(ə)liŋ \;
swingles
Definition of swingle (Entry 2 of 2)
: to clean by beating with a swingle : separate away the coarse and woody parts of : scutch
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