Swipple

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.

    "The flail has now become such a rare agricultural implement that it is well to bear in mind that its two main parts were the handstaff and swipple."

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swingelswingle

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"The flail has now become such a rare agricultural implement that it is well to bear in mind that its two main parts were the handstaff and swipple."

Etymology

See swipe.

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