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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swin•gle1 (swing′gəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling. n. - a swipple.
- Textilesa wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
v.t. - Textilesto clean (flax or hemp) by beating and scraping with a swingle.
- Middle English swingel, Old English swingell rod (cognate with Middle Dutch swinghel), equivalent. to swing- (see swing1) + -el instrumental suffix (see -le) 1275–1325
- Slang Termsa single person who swings, esp. one who is highly active socially and sexually.
- blend of, blended swing1 and single 1965–70, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swingle /ˈswɪŋɡəl/ n - a flat-bladed wooden instrument used for beating and scraping flax or hemp to remove coarse matter from it
vb - (transitive) to use a swingle on
Etymology: Old English swingel stroke; related to Middle High German swüngel, Middle Dutch swinghel |