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Flegel

[ˈfleːɡl̩]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. flail (historical weapon and agricultural implement)
  2. lout, yob
  3. flail
  4. A historical tool used by farmers to thresh grain. In modern German, it is often used as a rude term to describe a person who behaves badly.
Examples

Der Bauer benutzte einen Flegel, um das Getreide zu dreschen.

The farmer used a flail to thresh the grain.

Pronunciationˈfleːɡl̩

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan be a formal term for an agricultural tool or an informal insult.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.