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Swinged

Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen, AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]

  1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.

    I had swinged him soundly.
    --Shak.

    And swinges his own vices in his son.
    --C. Dryden.

  2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]

    Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
    --Milton.

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swinged

vb. 1 (en-past of: swinge) 2 (context nonstandard English) (en-past of: swing)

Usage examples of "swinged".

One ear was sot back on his neck, 'n' his tail was stove up, 'n' his eye-winkers was swinged off, 'n' he was all blacked up with powder an' smoke, an' all sloppy with mud 'n' slush f'm one end to the other.