swingled

Variant of swingle

swingle definition

swin·gle (swiŋ′gəl)

transitive verb swingled -·gled, swingling -·gling

to clean (flax or hemp) by beating or scraping with a swingle

Etymology: ME swinglen < MDu swinghelen < swinghel, a swingle: see swinglethe

noun

  1. a wooden, swordlike tool used to clean flax or hemp by beating or scraping
  2. the swiple of a flail

Etymology: ME < OE swingele < MDu swinghel: for IE base see swing

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