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swipple

or swi·ple

[swip-uh l]
noun
  1. the freely swinging part of a flail, which falls upon the grain in threshing; swingle.
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Origin of swipple

1400–50; late Middle English swipyl, variant of swepyl, equivalent to swep(en) to sweep1 + -yl instrumental suffix (see -le)
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British Dictionary definitions for swipple

swipple

swiple

noun
  1. the part of a flail that strikes the grain
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Word Origin

C15 swipyl, variant of swepyl, from swep (en) to sweep + -yl, suffix denoting an instrument
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