swing plow

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swing plow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Swing \Swing\, n.
     1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory
        motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,
        the swing of a pendulum.
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     2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;
        as, some men walk with a swing.
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     3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,
        upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
        for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,
        the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the
        bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the
        bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is
        produced for amusement or exercise.
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     4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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              The ram that batters down the wall,
              For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,
              They place before his hand that made the engine.
                                                    --Shak.
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     5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter
        of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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     6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
        "Take thy swing." --Dryden.
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              To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to
              the full swing of his genius.         --Burke.
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     Full swing. See under Full.
  
     Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car
        body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it
        may have an independent lateral motion.
  
     Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings
        horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.
  
     Swing plow, or Swing plough.
        (a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.
        (b) A reversible or sidehill plow.
  
     Swing wheel.
        (a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.
        (b) The balance of a watch.
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