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swingle
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Wiktionary
swinglenoun
An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch
swingleverb
to beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Swingleverb
Etymology: from swing.
Webster Dictionary
Swingleverb
to dangle; to wave hanging
Swingleverb
to swing for pleasure
Swingleverb
to clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch
Swingleverb
to beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds
Swinglenoun
a wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand
Etymology: [See Swingel.]
Wikidata
Swingle
Swingle is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 4 miles east of Davis at an elevation of 33 feet. In the late 19th century, Swingle contained cattle pens and was a shipment point on the Southern Pacific Railroad for cattle to market. A 1913 book described Swingle, along with Webster, as along the main automobile route from Davis to Broderick.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Swingle
swing′gl, v.t. to dress or separate the fibrous parts of flax from the woody substance by beating.—n. an implement for this purpose.—ns. Swing′le, the part of the flail which falls on the grain in threshing; Swing′le-tree, Sing′le-tree, the cross-piece of a carriage, plough, &c. to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed. [Swing.]
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SWINGLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swingle is ranked #11163 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Swingle surname appeared 2,834 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Swingle.
95.9% or 2,720 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swingle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swingle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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