swingles (textile tools)

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Scope note
Wooden instruments resembling a sword, paddle, or butcher's knife, used for beating and scraping flax, hemp, cotton, or other fibrous plant material in order to separate the fibers from woody or coarse particles.The tools may be hand-held or attached to a wheel.
swingles
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024