swingle
1 of 2noun
swin·gle
ˈswiŋgəl
plural -s
1
: a wooden instrument like a large knife that is about two feet long, has one thin edge, and is used for beating and cleaning flax : scutcher
2
a
: the swiple of a flail
b
: a cudgel resembling a flail
3
: a lever resembling a spoke and used for turning the barrel in wire drawing or the roller of a plate press
swingle
2 of 2transitive verb
"
swingled; swingled; swingling
-g(ə)liŋ
; swingles : to clean by beating with a swingle : separate away the coarse and woody parts of : scutch
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English swingel, swengil, from Middle Dutch swinghel, swenghel instrument for beating flax, swipe; akin to Old English swingell whip, rod, blow, swingan to strike, beat
Transitive verb
Middle English swinglen, from Middle Dutch swinghelen, from swinghel swingle