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Definition of Swiples
1. swiple [n] - See also: swiple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swiples
Literary usage of Swiples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances, of by Sir John Sinclair (1814)
"... either by means of threshing with the old flails or swiples, or by stamping
it with an implement resembling a paviour*s ram, the under end of which is ..."
2. General View of the Agriculture of Lancashire, with Observations on the by R. W. Dickson (1815)
"004 •• 004 Ditto, from 15 to 30 staves, 000 •• 000 swiples, steps, and sets for
darts, • • 0 0 2 • • 000 Wheat per bushel, 0 7 6 Barley, • 0 3 C Oats, ..."
3. General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances, of by Sir John Sinclair (1814)
"... either by means of threshing with the old flails or swiples, or by stamping
it with an implement resembling a paviour*s ram, the under end of which is ..."
4. General View of the Agriculture of Lancashire, with Observations on the by R. W. Dickson (1815)
"004 •• 004 Ditto, from 15 to 30 staves, 000 •• 000 swiples, steps, and sets for
darts, • • 0 0 2 • • 000 Wheat per bushel, 0 7 6 Barley, • 0 3 C Oats, ..."
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