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Meaning
Noun
●
In Agriculture, Tools & Weapons:
A
tool
used for
threshing
,
consisting of
a
long handle
with a
shorter
stick
attached
with a
short
piece
of
chain
,
thong
or
similar
material.
●
In Agriculture & Weapons:
A
weapon
which has the (usually
spherical
)
striking
part
attached
to the
handle
with a
flexible
joint
such as a chain.
Verb
●
In Agriculture & Weapons:
To
beat
using a
flail
or
similar
implement.
●
In Agriculture & Weapons:
To
wave
or
swing
vigorously
●
In Agriculture:
To thresh.
●
To
move
like a flail.
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Origin
flail
English
flaile
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Frail
Thrashel
Threshel
Thrash
Whip
Related
Twirl
Writhe
Lunge
Wiggle
Prance
Squirm
Waggle
Waddle
Claw
Jiggle
Scurry
Flounder
Screech
Hurl
Scamper
Dart
Maul
Swing
Fumble
Skitter
Strut
Whirling
Spear
Shimmy
Shriek
Flutter
Poke
Run In Circles
More
Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
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