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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1688
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Swingeing, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. swinging (1567), swindging (a1600); Swing v.] Forcible, hard-hitting. — 1688 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. 3 Ser. XXXVI 155.
I desire you may give me a swingeing letter finding fault with me for my omission … which I may show them
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