swingling

English

Verb

swingling

1. present participle and gerund of swingle

Noun

swingling (plural swinglings)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres.
   • 1787, The American Museum, Or Universal Magazine:

     […] then lay over these sticks, either a clean old blanket, or, if that be not at hand, a quantity of the swinglings of flax […]

Derived terms

• swingling tow