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swipple
swipple (ˈswɪp(ə)l) Also 5 swepelles, swepyl, swipylle, 7 sweaple, 7–9 swiple, 9 Sc. swoople, swupple. See also supple n.1 [prob. orig. f. swēp-, sweep v. or swip-, swip v. + instrumental suffix -els. Cf. LG. swepelbessen broom with which chaff is swept up.] † 1. A besom, mop. Obs.14.. Voc. in Wr.-W...
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Flail
It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other (the swipple) to strike a pile
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swible
swible obs. form of swivel.1647–60 Hexham, A Swible of yron which turneth round about. 1714 Lond. Gaz. No. 5218/3 A Gold Chain.., with 4 Steel Swibles. [Cf. sweaple, Swipple 2.]
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thwittle
▪ I. thwittle, n. Now dial. (ˈθwɪt(ə)l) Forms: 4–5 þw-, thwitel, thwytel, 5 -elle, Sc. thewtill, quhittil, 6 thwitle, 7 thwittel, 7– thwittle: see also whittle. [f. thwite v. + -el, -le.] A knife, a whittle.[c 1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 168 Coteus, thiwilet (? for thwitel).] c 1386 Ch...
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swip
▪ I. † swip, n.1 Obs. Also swipe, pl. swippes. [f. swip v.] 1. A stroke, blow; = swap n. 1.c 1205 Lay. 7648 Nas næuere þe ilke bern þe auere iboren weoren Þat of þen ilke sweorde enne swipe [c 1275 swip] hefde..Þat he nes sone dæd. Ibid. 16498 Þa swipen weoren grimme. c 1275 Ibid. 28551 Drowen sweor...
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swingle
▪ I. swingle, n.1 (ˈswɪŋg(ə)l) Also 5 swengyl, swyngel, -il, -yl(l, swangul-, sungylle-, 5–6 swyngell, 6 swyngle, 7 swingow, 6–9 swingell, 9 local swindgel(l, swingel, -jel (ˈswɪndʒ(ə)l). [a. MDu. swinghel swingle for flax, corresp. in form to OE. swingell, -el(l)e, swingle stroke or stripe with a r...
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supple
▪ I. supple, n. Sc. and north. dial. (ˈsup(ə)l) Also souple, suple, soople. [app. var. of swupple, swouple, swipple, assimilated to supple.] 1. The part of a flail that strikes the grain in thrashing.1634 (8 Dec.) Rec. Baron Crt. Colstoun (MS.), Unlawes Pak. Nycolsone in eastmanis in 40s. for cuttin...
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flail
▪ I. flail, n. and a. (fleɪl) Forms: 1 fliᵹel, 3 Orm. fleȝȝl, 4–5 fleil(e, -yl(e, 4–6 flaill, 5 flayel, flaylle, flaelle, 5–7 flayl(e, 6 flale, flael, 6–8 flaile, 7 fleale, fleyle, (8 flay), 4– flail. [The late OE. fliᵹel is possibly a corruption of *flęgil, corresponding to MDu., Du., LG. vlegel, O...
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