Captain Swing

proper noun

The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.
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APA

Captain Swing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Swing

MLA

“Captain Swing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Swing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Captain Swing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Swing.

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