thrashel en · NOUN
Etymology
From thrash + -el.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of threshel.
alt of threshel
Divested of their coats, with flail in hand, At proper distance, front to front they stand; And first, the thrashel's gentle swing to prove, Whether with just exactness it will move
1828, William Vincent Moorhouse, The Thrasher:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrashels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |