English
Etymology
From OE. swengan: to shatter to ME. swenge
Verb
en-verb|swinge|ed
- obsolete To singe.
- archaic To lash.
- archaic To strike hard.
#* Aphra Behn (1640-89) The Feigned Courtesans. This edition: (The plays of) Aphra Behn. Oxford University press 2000. p.233. ISBN 0192834517
#*:Sir Feeble: Tis jelousy, the old worm that bites. [To Sir Cautious] Whom is it that you suspect.
#*:Sir Cautious: Alas I know not whom to suspect, I would I did; but if you discover him, I would swinge him.
Adjective
swinge
- Forcible, huge, daunting (of taxation, job-cuts, damages etc)
Noun
en-noun
- archaic A swinging blow.
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