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Tow :: Tow (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle..

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark..

Swingling :: Swingletree (v. i.) A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree..

Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..

Swingtree :: Swingling () a. & n. from Swingle, v. t..

Swingletail :: Swinglebar (n.) A swingletree.

Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds.

Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle..

Swingled :: Swingle (v. i.) To swing for pleasure.

Swingling :: Swingled (imp. & p. p.) of Swingl.

Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..

Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..

Swinglebar :: Swingle (n.) A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand..

Swingle :: Swingle (v. i.) To dangle; to wave hanging.

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