swingling

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swingling \Swin"gling\,
   a. & n. from {Swingle}, v. t.
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   {Swingling tow}, the coarse part of flax, separated from the
      finer by swingling and hatcheling.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swingle \Swin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swingled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Swingling}.] [See {Swingel}.]
   1. 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.
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   2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; --
      said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
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