What is from Swingle, v. t. Swingling tow, the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling called?
swingling — from Swingle, v. t. Swingling tow, the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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