swinging ppl
Comb swinging bunk: section of a two-piece sled; SWING-BUNK (Q 67-59).
T 100/1-64 On the front sleigh of the two bob-sleds was what they used to call a swingin' bunk. That bunk was bolted down with a bolt and whichever way the slide moved it slew one way or the other but this bunk'd stay straight.
swinging chair: infant's chair suspended by a rope from above.
P 269-64 ~ a hand-made wooden chair, with a bar of wood across front to keep baby in. Made of small pieces of wood held together by a line passing through four corners of the chair and knotted under the seat. Chair is suspended from ceiling by the lines through the corners, and baby placed in chair.
swinging gear: horse's harness used to pull a sled without shafts.
T 43/8-64 They usen't to use any shafts on the bobsleds them times. 'Twas what was known as swingin' gear, and you get your load on the bob-sled and of course the rear end would be draggin' on the ground.
swinging rope: length of line attached to various types of fish-net, etc; STRAY-LINE, SWINGLINE.
M 68-7 ~ rope tied from the buoy to the bank line (rode). This piece of rope was in length of approximately three or four fathoms.
