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swingle
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[ˈswɪŋɡl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a wooden tool for beating flax and removing the woody parts from it
- the swinging part of a flail
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Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Dutch swinghel, from the base of the verb swing
[ˈswɪŋɡl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- beat (flax) with a swingle
(e.g: I found a group of bare-armed women under the trees swingling flax)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Dutch swinghel, from the base of the verb swing
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