swingle
pronunciation
How to pronounce swingle in British English:
UK ['swɪŋg(ə)l]
How to pronounce swingle in American English:
US [ 'swɪŋgl]
Word Origin
- swingle (n.)
- "instrument for beating flax," early 14c., from Middle Dutch swinghel "swingle for flax," cognate with Old English swingell "beating, stick to beat, whip, scourge, rod," from swingan "to beat, strike, whip" (see swing (v.)) + instrumental suffix -el (1). Or perhaps directly from the Old English word, with narrowing of sense.
Example
- 1. Establishment and optimization of the issr reaction system for fortunella swingle .
- 2. Studies on eco-physiological characteristics of photosynthetic of diurnal variation of ailanthus altissima swingle .