Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument to thresh or thrash with; a flail.
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Examples
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Over the door and on the threshel were nailed, for luck, two horse-shoes, that had been found by accident.
The Lianhan Shee 1921
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"Wid the help o 'God, my foot won't cross the threshel," replied
The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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a minute in her hand, at long last he gave it to her; she then struck it three times on the threshel of the door, and, giving it back into his hand, tould him to try what he could do.
The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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