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== Name and etymology == The name "Swing Riots" was derived from [[Captain Swing]], the name attributed to the fictitious, mythical figurehead of the movement.<ref name="horspool339">Horspool. ''The English Rebel''. pp.339β340</ref> The name was often used to sign threatening letters sent to farmers, [[magistrate]]s, [[parson]]s and others. These were first mentioned by ''[[The Times]]'' on 21 October 1830.<ref name="times14363">The Times, Thursday, 21 October 1830; p. 3; Issue 14363; col C</ref> 'Swing' was apparently a reference to the swinging stick of the flail used in hand threshing.
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