swingstock

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noun

An upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle.

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swinging-block
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Meanings

nounswingstock (plural swingstocks)

plural swingstocks · alternative swing-stock

  1. historicalAn upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle.

    Synonyms: swinging-block

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn upright timber, with a blunt edge at the top over which flax was beaten by the swingle.

Similar
swinging-block
Also see
swinging-block

Origin

From swing + stock.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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