swingle: Meaning and Definition of

swin•gle

1. a swipple.
2. a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

1. to clean (flax or hemp) by beating and scraping with a swingle.

swin•gle

1. a single person who swings, esp. one who is highly active socially and sexually.