What is that part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. [Written also swipel, and swipple.] called?
swiple — That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. [Written also swipel, and swipple.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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