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Swingle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In wire-works, a wooden spoke fixed to the barrel that draws the wire; also, a crank.

Swingle [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To dangle; to wave hanging.

2. To swing for pleasure. [Not in use.]

Swingle [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To beat; to clean flax by beating it with a wooden instrument resembling a large knife, and called in New England a swingling knife. Flax is first broke and then swingled.

Swingle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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 [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To dangle; to wave hanging.

2. To swing for pleasure.

Swingle [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Swingle-tree [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A whiffle-tree or whipple-tree.

Swinglebar [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A swingletree.

Swingled [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Beat and cleaned by a swingling knife.

Swingled [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Swingle

Swingletail [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher.

Swingletree [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree.