scutcher vs swingle

scutcher

noun
  • An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, cotton, etc. 

  • One who scutches. 

  • One who dresses hedges. 

swingle

noun
  • An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch. 

  • The swinging part of a flail, especially that which is used on the grain in threshing; the swiple. 

verb
  • To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch. 

  • To dangle; to wave hanging. 

How often have the words scutcher and swingle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )