A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing, separating grains from their husks, or a similarly constructed weapon or punishing implement. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1582 KB) de: Dreschflegel en: Flail no: Slegel (nn), sliul (nn/nb), sloge (nn), tust (nn/nb) Uploaded to de. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1582 KB) de: Dreschflegel en: Flail no: Slegel (nn), sliul (nn/nb), sloge (nn), tust (nn/nb) Uploaded to de. ... Threshing is the process of beating cereal plants in order to separate the seeds or grains from the straw. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ...

Tool

Normally it is made from two or more sticks attached by a short chain or leather thong; one stick is held and swung, causing the other to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks. The precise dimensions and shape of a flail would have been developed 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 two pieces of wood, the handle being about 1.5m long by 3cm in diameter, and the second stick being about 1m long by about 3cm in diameter, with a slight taper towards the end. Flails for other grains, such as rice or spelt, would have had different dimensions. During the early 1970s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Species References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 Rice (genus Oryza) is a plant of the grass family which is a dietary staple of more than half of the worlds human population. ... Binomial name Triticum spelta L. Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a species of wheat. ...

Flails have generally fallen into disuse in many nations because of the availability of technologies such as combine harvesters that require much less manual labour. However, in many jurisdictions, including for example Minnesota, wild rice can only be harvested using manual means—specifically by using a canoe and a flail that is made of smooth, round wood no more than 30 inches long. A postage stamp of a combine honors Russian agriculture. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... Species Zizania aquatica Zizania latifolia Zizania palustris Zizania texana The four species of wild rice comprise the genus Zizania, a group of grasses that grow in shallow water in small lakes and slow-flowing streams. ... Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. ...

As with most agricultural tools, flails were often used as weapons by farmers (for lack of a better weapon); for example, the French revolution was mostly fought with agricultural tools. A short flail used in Japanese martial arts is normally called the nunchaku. During the French Revolution (1789–1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... A nunchaku (Chinese: 雙節棍 shuāng jié gùn, 兩節棍 liǎng jié gùn, or 三節棍 sān jié gùn), also called nunchucks or nunchuks (sometimes hyphenated as nun-chucks or nun-chuks or spaced as nun chucks or nun chuks, or just chucks for short), is a martial arts weapon...

Medieval weapon

A flail is also a medieval weapon made of one (or more) spiked metal balls attached to a handle with a hinge or chain. There is some disagreement over the names for this weapon; the terms "morning star," and even "mace" are variously applied, though these can be used to describe other weapons, which are very different in usage from a weapon with a hinge or chain, commonly used in Europe from the 13th century to the 15th century. Image File history File links Military Flail a. ... Look up Chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A chain can be any of the following: a flexible connection through multiple rigid links; applications include: pulling (it cannot be used for pushing) power transmission, as in roller chains (e. ... The morning star was a medieval weapon resembling a mace, but with a large spike on the end and smaller spikes around the circumference. ... Assorted maces This article is about the personal weapon and its ceremonial derivative, for other meanings of mace please see mace (disambiguation) An advance on the club, a mace is a wooden, metal-reinforced, or metal shaft, with a head made of stone, copper, bronze, iron or steel. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Some of the confusion over this weapon may stem from its rare usage among the knighted class throughout history, which held the sword in much higher esteem. The flail is not appreciably more damaging than either the sword or mace, and is not so heavy that it needs to be swung in circles to gain momentum before striking. (It is likewise not light enough to be used as a whip, as commonly pictured in the popular Castlevania games.) Its primary virtue comes from the fact that it is difficult to parry, and can curve over a shield which would block a straighter weapon; however, the flail was itself a clumsy tool, unwieldy for parrying. A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd lit. ... Assorted maces This article is about the personal weapon and its ceremonial derivative, for other meanings of mace please see mace (disambiguation) An advance on the club, a mace is a wooden, metal-reinforced, or metal shaft, with a head made of stone, copper, bronze, iron or steel. ... Castlevania (キャッスルヴァニア) is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. ...

Punishment

As many tools and weapons, flails can be used as pervertibles to inflict corporal punishment. In addition, the word is sometimes used to describe genuine scourge-like whipping instruments with a big handle and several tails, as still used in flagellantism. Pervertible is a term originally coined by David Stein to describe ordinary non-sexual objects, especially everyday household objects, that can be used sexually, particularly in BDSM play. ... Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended as correction or punishment, (corporal means of, relating to, or affecting the body). ...

Flail and crook

Probably because of its use in judiciary flagellation, the flail is often depicted as held in one hand by a crowned Pharoah, who holds a crook (a sheperd's staff, presumably also presenting him as a good herd to the people, like Jahweh in the Bible) in the other hand. This article refers to the historical Pharaoh. ...

The emblems are ancient Egyptian regalia, hence in precious materials (unfit for actual use), representing the living God's authority to judge and punish his subjects. Retrieved from http://en. ...

External links

• Agriculture in Victorian Times
• Picture of one kind of rice flail
• Medieval Weapon Mace