Swingling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Swingling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of swingle.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of swingle.
More Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres.
Example Sentences
[…] then lay over these sticks, either a clean old blanket, or, if that be not at hand, a quantity of the swinglings of flax […]
Word Forms
- swinglings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swingel, strickle, strick, spinning, heckling, filature.
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