Swingel
11swipple — Swiple Swi ple, n. [See {Swipe}.] That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. [Written also {swipel}, and {swipple}.] [1913 Webster] …
12swingle — swingle1 /swing geuhl/, n., v., swingled, swingling. n. 1. a swipple. 2. a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions. v.t. 3. to clean (flax or hemp) by beating and… …
13Stellenbosch University halls of residence — Stellenbosch University, located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, employs 34 residence halls (Afrikaans: koshuise) in configurations for Women only, Men only and mixed gender. Each residence is supervised by a warden (koshuisvader or koshuismoeder) …
14Ried fan de Fryske Beweging — Der Ried fan de Fryske Beweging (RfdFB) (deutsch: Rat der Friesischen Bewegung) ist eine Organisation, die sich für den Erhalt der friesischen Sprache und Kultur im niederländischen Friesland einsetzt. Der vollständig unabhängige Rat ist eine… …
15Swingle — Piece of wood, somewhat sword like in shape, used for beating and scraping flax. The process was similar to the winnowing of grain, removing unwanted particles. A swingle functioned much like a flail. [< OldEngl. swingel = a whip or rod] Cf.… …
16Swyngedauw — Nom porté dans le Nord Pas de Calais. Variantes : Swyndauw, Swynghedauw, Swynghedauwe, Swynghedeauw. Sens incertain : on y trouve sans doute le néerlandais swingel (= étang) et dauw (rosée, humidité). Il devrait donc s agir d un toponyme, mais il …
17swingle — instrument for beating flax, early 14c., from M.Du. swinghel swingle for flax, cognate with O.E. swingel beating, stick to beat, from swingan to beat, strike, whip (see SWING (Cf. swing)) + instrumental suffix le. Or perhaps directly from the O.E …
18swiple — n. Swingel …
19swin|gle — «SWIHNG guhl», noun, verb, gled, gling. –n. 1. a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, used for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions. 2. the striking part of a flail; swiple. –v.t. to clean, beat, and… …
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