To beat using a flail or similar implement.
To wave or swing vigorously
To thresh.
To move like a flail.
A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
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.
To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
To violently toss the limbs about.
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.