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noun
- A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain or thong etc.
- A weapon which has the striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain etc.
Translations: - Dutch: Vlegel
- French: Fléau
(trans-mid)
- German: Flegel
- Spanish: mayal
verb
- To beat using a flail or similar.
- To wave or swing vigorously.
- To thresh.
Translations: - Spanish: desgranar
- Dutch: dorsen
(trans-mid)
Etymology: From flagellum, 'whip'
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