Dreschflegel — meaning in English

English meaning

• flail noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.

Senses

Dreschflegel is used for these senses in English:

• flail A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
• thresher (agriculture, historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.

flail — full definition

1. noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
2. noun A weapon with a heavy striking head joined to the handle by a chain or flexible link.
3. verb To wave or swing about wildly and without control.

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