transitive. To beat and scrape (flax or hemp) with a swingle, in order to cleanse it of the coarser particles; to scutch. Also absol.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > treat or process flax, hemp, or jute [verb (transitive)] > beat (9) swinglec1325 transitive. To beat and scrape (flax or hemp) with a swingle, in order to cleanse it of the coarser particles; to scutch. Also absol. braya1398 Technical uses. To crush flax or hemp with a brake. Obsolete. riba1398 transitive. To rub or scrape (flax or hemp) with a flat iron tool in order to remove the particles of core adhering to it after the breaking process… shive1483 transitive. To ‘break’ (hemp, flax). bunch1601 transitive. To strike, thump; to bruise flax, etc., by beating it. tewtaw1601 transitive. To beat or dress (hemp or flax); = taw, v.1 rough-dress1622 transitive. To beat and scrape (flax or hemp) in order to remove the coarser particles. Cf. swingle, v.1 1. Now chiefly historical. towtaw1652 transitive. To scutch (flax). Cf. tow, v.3 scutch1733 transitive. To dress (fibrous material, flax, hemp, cotton, silk, wool) by beating. |
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