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swipple

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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swipple

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