Flail
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flail-189-5583051
title:
Flail
text:
A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing, the process of separating grains from their husks. It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks. The precise dimensions and shape of flails were determined by generations of farmers to suit the particular grain they were harvesting. For example, flails used by farmers in Quebec to process wheat were generally made from tw
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Agricultural tool used for threshing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flail
date created:
2005-08-21T19:31:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:59:43Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Dreschflegel.jpg","width":2848,"height":2136}
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