jan 1, 1642 - swipple
Description:
The part of a flail that strikes the grain in threshing. Mr Cholmeley complained in 1617 that Seth Lazenby had been in his woods <i>cuttinge flayle swipples with a knyfe and great whittle</i>, Brandsby (NYRO44/148). In 1642, the East Riding farmer Henry Best made allowances to his <i>thrashers … furnishing them with swipples and Flailebands, </i>Elmswell (DW148).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1642
Now
~ 383 years ago