swingle
/ˈswɪŋɡəl/
verb
- To beat or clean flax or hemp using a swingle.
- They would swingle the flax until the fibers were soft and clean.
- He learned to swingle hemp from his grandfather.
- After harvesting, the workers swingled the plants by hand.
noun
- A tool used for beating flax or hemp to separate the fibers from the woody parts.
- In the old days, a swingle was essential for processing linen.
- The farmer used a swingle to clean the flax stalks.
- She held the swingle firmly and struck the hemp fibers.
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