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Swingled
Translation of "swingled" into Russian
swingle
Verbswingled
Past Simple
UK
/ˈswɪŋɡl̩/
US
/ˈswɪŋɡəl/
swingle
swingles
swingled Past Simple / Past Participle
swingling Gerund
He learned how to swingle flax to prepare it for spinning.
Он научился мять лен, чтобы подготовить его к прядению.
Additional translations
swingled
Adjective
UK
/ˈswɪŋɡəld/
US
/ˈswɪŋɡəld/
swingled
The swingled flax was ready for spinning.
Трепаный лен был готов для прядения.
Definitions
swingle
Verb
To beat or thrash flax or hemp to separate the fibers.
The workers would swingle the flax to prepare it for spinning.
To beat or flog something or someone vigorously.
In old tales, misbehaving apprentices were threatened with being swingled for their laziness.
swingled
Adjective
UK
/ˈswɪŋɡəld/
US
/ˈswɪŋɡəld/
Having been beaten or threshed to remove seeds or fibers, typically referring to flax or hemp.
The swingled flax was ready to be spun into linen.