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swingeing
▪ I. swingeing, swinging, vbl. n. (ˈswɪndʒɪŋ) [f. swinge v.1 + -ing1.] The action of swinge v.1; scourging, flogging, beating, dealing of blows.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. 10 This course of swinging and beating seemeth meete for bondslaves. 1664 Butler Hud. ii. ii. 56 Whether it be direct infringin... Oxford English Dictionary
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swingeing
swingeing/ˈswɪndʒɪŋ; `swɪndʒɪŋ/ adj[attrib 作定语](esp Brit)1 (of a blow) hard or forcible (指打击)沉重的, 有力的.2 large in amount or number or range 巨额的; 大量的; 大范围的 swingeing fines, taxes, costs, etc 巨额的罚款、 税款、 费用等 swingeing cuts in public services 公用事业费用的大量削减. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Richard Meller
Ammon was comfortably elected as public opinion turned against the coalition following the swingeing cuts of the Geddes Report. wikipedia.org
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Robert Fraser (art dealer)
The event is commemorated by the 1968 Richard Hamilton artwork Swingeing London 67, a collage of contemporary press clippings about the case, and the portrait of Jagger and Fraser handcuffed together also entitled "Swingeing London". wikipedia.org
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lounder
▪ I. lounder, n. Sc. (ˈlundər) [? Onomatopœic.] A heavy, swingeing blow.1723 Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife 263 Wha lent him on the neck a lounder That gart him o'er the threshold founder. 1816 Scott Antiq. xxi, I wad likeit weel just to hae..gien him a lounder wi' my pike-staff. 1862 W. Hunter Biggar ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Eric Clark (author)
Here, his exposure of London's casinos led the Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins, to introduce swingeing new controls that cleaned up the British gambling scene wikipedia.org
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cutback
ˈcut-back, cutback, n. [f. cut v. 53.] 1. Hort. A plant which has been pruned by cutting off shoots close back to the main stem.1897 Garden 21 Aug. 141 The ‘cutbacks’ [sc. young vines] planted in March. 1920 19th Cent. July 173 Too often they [sc. roseries] consist of little more than serried rows o... Oxford English Dictionary
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1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season
Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season. wikipedia.org
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yowf
yowf, n. Sc. (jaʊf) Also yowff, youf(f. [Echoic.] A smart swingeing blow. Hence yowf v. trans., to strike with such a blow.1711 Ramsay On Maggy Johnstoun vii, Death wi' his rung rax'd her a yowff. c 1738 J. Skinner Christmas Ba'ing ii, They yowff'd the ba' frae dyke to dyke. 1808 Jamieson, Youff, Yo... Oxford English Dictionary
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1999–2000 Colchester United F.C. season
Season overview Mick Wadsworth made swingeing cuts to the playing staff in the close season as nine first-team regulars were allowed to leave, including wikipedia.org
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swinger
▪ I. swinger1 Sc. ? Obs. (ˈswɪndʒə(r)) Also 6 swenȝour, sweyngeour, swingeour, -or, swyngeour, -or, swenger, sweingeor, 7 Sc. swyngour, swynger, swounger. [Of uncertain origin; prob. a cant term and perh. a derivative of early Flem. swentsen ‘vagari’ (Kilian), orig. with the sense of ‘vagabond’; cf.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Adam Clayton (footballer)
A foot injury reduced his mobility, and a mistake that led to Coventry City's equaliser at the end of January earned him "swingeing criticism". wikipedia.org
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slash-and-burn
slash-and-burn, attrib. phr. Also slash and burn, slash-burn, slash, burn. [f. phr. to slash and burn: see slash v., burn v.1] Designating a method of shifting cultivation in which vegetation is cut down in an area of virgin or rejuvenated forest, allowed to dry, and then burned off before seeds are... Oxford English Dictionary
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Round Australia Trial
The two leading Volkswagen drivers had protested swingeing penalties for non-structural cracks, and when their protests were upheld the provisional winner wikipedia.org
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Breed of Horses Act 1535 & Horses Act 1540
Legacy The requirement for swingeing culls of "under-height" horses was partially repealed by a statute of Elizabeth I in 1566 (8 Eliz. 1. c. 8) on the wikipedia.org
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