swingle tow
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Tow — (t[=o]), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. t[=o] a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v. t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swingling tow — noun also swingle tow Etymology: swingling tow from swingling (gerund of swingle) (II) + tow; swingle tow from swingle (II) : coarse flax separated by sw … Useful english dictionary
Swingling tow — Swingling Swin gling, a. & n. from {Swingle}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Swingling tow}, the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swingling — Swin gling, a. & n. from {Swingle}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Swingling tow}, the coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
