Flail (disambiguation)

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A flail is an agricultural implement for threshing.

Several tools operate similarly to the agricultural implement and are also called flails:

Flail (weapon), a ball-on-a-chain bludgeon wielded with one hand by armored knights in single combat or medieval battles
Mine flail, a vehicle mounted device for removing land mines
The cutting part in some designs of brush hog, woodchipper and stump grinder

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