Dictionary Definition
swinge v : burn superficially or lightly; "I
singed my eyebrows" [syn: singe]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To singe.
- To lash.
- 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.
- Sir Feeble: Tis jelousy, the old worm that bites. [To Sir
Cautious] Whom is it that you suspect.
- Aphra Behn (1640-89) The Feigned Courtesans. This edition: (The
plays of) Aphra Behn. Oxford University press 2000. p.233. ISBN
0192834517
Extensive Definition
The Swinge is the strait between Alderney and
Burhou in
the Channel
Islands. It often sees a furious tidal race,
and Braye
Harbour which faces it, has a mile long breakwater to cope with
this.
Corbet Rock lies in the Swinge.
The Little Swinge is between Burhou and Les
Nannels.