'Swingling tow' definitions:

Definition of 'Swingling tow'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]