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Meaning of swingle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

swingle

noun

Definitions

  1. An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.

verb

Definitions

  1. To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.

  2. To beat off the tops of (weeds) without pulling up the roots.