<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">swingles</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>fiber scutching</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>scutching knives</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>textile working equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>knife, scutching</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutching knife</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutching knives</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutching-knives</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swengyls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingle-hands</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingle-staffs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingle-wands</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingling knife</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingling knives</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingling-bats</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingling-knives</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swingling-staffs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></note></mads>