swinge
swinge is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. I had swinged him soundly. Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. C. Dryden.
- 2.To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.] Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. Milton.
- 3.The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.] Waller.
- 4.Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. I had swinged him soundly. Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. C. Dryden called?
- What is to move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.] Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. Milton called?
- What is the sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.] Waller called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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