swingle

[ swing-guhl ]

/ ˈswɪŋ gəl /

noun

a swipple.

a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

verb (used with object), swin·gled, swin·gling.

to clean (flax or hemp) by beating and scraping with a swingle.

Origin of swingle

1275–1325; Middle English swingel,Old English swingell rod (cognate with Middle Dutch swinghel), equivalent to swing- (see swing¹) + -el instrumental suffix (see -le)

OTHER WORDS FROM swingle

un·swin·gled, adjective

Words nearby swingle

swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action, swingle, swinglebar, swing leg, swingletree, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, swingman

Definition for swingle (2 of 2)

swingle²

[ swing-guhl ]

/ ˈswɪŋ gəl /

noun Slang.

a single person who is highly active socially and sexually; an unmarried person who swings.

Origin of swingle

1965–70, Americanism; blend of swing¹ (in the slang sense “to engage freely and often in sexual activity”) and single

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Example sentences from the Web for swingle

To keep the latter in check, Captain Swingle and his howitzers were employed night and day.
By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche
Dey had a stick called a swingle stick, made kinder like a sword.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
Fire Chief Swingle sent notice to the managers that all aisles must be kept cleared.
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various
Two stout sticks, the handstaff and the swingle, attached to each other by a strong band of gut, constitute its simple mechanism.
A Cotswold Village|J. Arthur Gibbs

A man could swingle forty pounds of flax a day, but it was hard work.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for swingle

swingle

/ (ˈswɪŋɡəl) /

noun

a flat-bladed wooden instrument used for beating and scraping flax or hemp to remove coarse matter from it

verb

(tr) to use a swingle on

Word Origin for swingle

Old English swingel stroke; related to Middle High German swüngel, Middle Dutch swinghel

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	swingle
释义	swingle ¹ [ swing-guhl ] / ˈswɪŋ gəl / noun a swipple. a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions. verb (used with object), swin·gled, swin·gling. to clean (flax or hemp) by beating and scraping with a swingle. Origin of swingle ¹ 1275–1325; Middle English swingel,Old English swingell rod (cognate with Middle Dutch swinghel), equivalent to swing- (see swing¹) + -el instrumental suffix (see -le) OTHER WORDS FROM swingle un·swin·gled, adjective Words nearby swingle swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action, swingle, swinglebar, swing leg, swingletree, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, swingman Definition for swingle (2 of 2) swingle² [ swing-guhl ] / ˈswɪŋ gəl / noun Slang. a single person who is highly active socially and sexually; an unmarried person who swings. Origin of swingle ² 1965–70, Americanism; blend of swing¹ (in the slang sense “to engage freely and often in sexual activity”) and single Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swingle To keep the latter in check, Captain Swingle and his howitzers were employed night and day. By-Ways of War\|James Jeffrey Roche Dey had a stick called a swingle stick, made kinder like a sword. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2\|Work Projects Administration Fire Chief Swingle sent notice to the managers that all aisles must be kept cleared. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror\|Various Two stout sticks, the handstaff and the swingle, attached to each other by a strong band of gut, constitute its simple mechanism. A Cotswold Village\|J. Arthur Gibbs A man could swingle forty pounds of flax a day, but it was hard work. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for swingle swingle / (ˈswɪŋɡəl) / noun a flat-bladed wooden instrument used for beating and scraping flax or hemp to remove coarse matter from it verb (tr) to use a swingle on Word Origin for swingle Old English swingel stroke; related to Middle High German swüngel, Middle Dutch swinghel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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