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   Swinge , v. & n. See Singe. [Obs.]
   Spenser.
   
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   Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing .] [OE. swengen, AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
   To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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   I had swinged him soundly.
   Shak.
   
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   And swinges his own vices in his son.
   C. Dryden.
   
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   To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
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   Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
   Milton.
   
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3.       
   Swinge, n.
   The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.]
   Waller.
   
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   Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
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