Swingling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swingling \Swin"gling\,
     a. & n. from {Swingle}, v. t.
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     {Swingling tow}, the coarse part of flax, separated from the
        finer by swingling and hatcheling.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swingle \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.
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     2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; --
        said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
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