swingling

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noun

The act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of swingle
nounswingling (plural swinglings)

plural swinglings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres.

    […] then lay over these sticks, either a clean old blanket, or, if that be not at hand, a quantity of the swinglings of flax […]

    1787, The American Museum, Or Universal Magazine
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APA

swingling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingling

MLA

“swingling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swingling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingling.

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