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Noun: swingle  swing-gul
  1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp
    - scutch, scutcher
Verb: swingle  swing-gul
  1. To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating
    - scutch

Derived forms: swingled, swingles, swingling

Encyclopedia: Swingle, Paul