SWINGLETREE


Meaning of SWINGLETREE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈswiŋ-gəl-(ˌ)trē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English swyngyll tre, from swyngyll rod for beating flax (from Middle Dutch swengel ) + tre tree

Date: 15th century

: whiffletree

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