Definitions from Wiktionary (flail)
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
▸ verb: (transitive) To beat using a flail or similar implement.
▸ verb: (transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
▸ verb: (transitive) To thresh.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move like a flail.
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▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
▸ verb: (transitive) To beat using a flail or similar implement.
▸ verb: (transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
▸ verb: (transitive) To thresh.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move like a flail.
▸ Also see flail
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