(keten) tokmakla dövmek

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Definition of (keten) tokmakla dövmek in Turkish English dictionary

(Tekstil) swingle

An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch

{v} to swing in pleasure, dangle, beat flax

To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch

To dangle; to wave hanging

A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand

to beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch

To swing for pleasure

To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; said of weeds

Hyphenation

(ke·ten) tok·mak·la döv·mek