tokmaklamak (keten)

Turkish - English

Definition of tokmaklamak (keten) in Turkish English dictionary

{f} 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

tok·mak·la·mak (ke·ten)