SWIPPLE


Meaning of SWIPPLE in English

/swip"euhl/ , n.

the freely swinging part of a flail, which falls upon the grain in threshing; swingle.

Also, swiple .

[ 1400-50; late ME swipyl, var. of swepyl, equiv. to swep ( en ) to SWEEP 1 + -yl instrumental suffix (see -LE) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .