swipple

Variant of swiple

swiple definition

swi·ple or swipple swip′·ple (swip′əl)

noun

the part of a flail that strikes the grain in threshing

Etymology: ME swepyl < swepen, to sweep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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