|
(), v. i.[Freq. of swing.] 1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [Obs.] Johnson. 2. To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swin"gle v. t.[imp. & p. p.Swingled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Swingling ().] [See Swingel.] 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. Swin"gle n.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. スポンサード リンク
|