Swingle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
2. isim The swinging part of a flail, especially that which is used on the grain in threshing; the swipple.

   “The pole of the Chinese flail is roughly 90 cm. long, the swingle about 30 cm. in length, joined to the pole by a wooden axle projecting at right-angles from the top of the swingle and passing through a loop at the top of the pole[…]”

3. fiil To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.

   “The instruments necessary to swingle flax are, a tressel, and a swingle.”

4. fiil To dangle; to wave hanging.
5. fiil To swing for pleasure.
6. özel isim A surname.