1 n. North a train of sleighs or freight canoes, so called because they move, or swing, over a certain route in periodic trips.
See also: swile
2 n. North a tractor-drawn train of sleds and cabooses (def. 5), the principal means of transporting freight, supplies, etc. in the Canadian North in winter.
See also: caboose (def. 5) cat-swing cat-train
3 n. West a cowboy who rides well out to the side of a herd to keep the animals from spreading.
See also: swing-out