What does swingstock mean?
Swingstock means (historical) An upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle..
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(historical) An upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle..
Use swingstock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Swingstock means (historical) An upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle..
Common synonyms include swinging-block.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use swingstock where its definition matches the intended context.
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