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vlegel.

a flail, threshing tool (or by extension equivalent machinery)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvleː.ɣəl/
  1. a flail, threshing tool (or by extension equivalent machinery)

    masculine
  2. a flail, a weapon with a weight on a chain

    masculine
  3. a flail, whipping implement; also in figurative sense

    masculine
  4. a rogue, imp, rascal, scamp

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vlegel, vleil, from Old Dutch *flegil, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, likely from Latin flagellum (“whipping flail”).

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