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What is "swiple"

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Swiple

Swiple \Swi"ple\, n. [See Swipe.] That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. [Written also swipel, and swipple.]

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swiple

n. (alternative form of swipple English)

Usage examples of "swiple".

There were the quarteastaves, of course, and heavy single-bladed spears, but also slim fishing spears and great pitchforks and wickedly hooked and notched pikes, and long flails with curious heavy swiples and swingles a-dangle from their ends.