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| backswing |
in sports, the first part of the swing of a bat, club, racket, or the like, in which it is swung toward the player's back in preparation for the forward swing. |
| censer |
a small container, often swung from chains by a cleric in religious ceremonies, in which the fragrance of burning incense is dispersed. |
| goose step |
a marching step in which the legs are swung high and the knees kept stiff and straight. |
| jump rope |
a length of rope held at each end and swung under the feet and over the head as one jumps, for exercise or as a game. |
| spinnaker |
a large, triangular, usu. brightly colored or striped sail set on a long spar and swung out opposite the mainsail when the wind is coming from behind the boat, used esp. in sailboat and yacht racing. |
| swinging |
characterized by or capable of swinging motion or of being swung. |
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