What is to beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] Forby called?
swingle — To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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