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| THRASHING MACHINE | 282 |
| FLAILS | 217 |
| NR | 166 |
| THRASHER | 50 |
| HORSE-POWERED THRASHING MACHINE | 46 |
| THRASHED | 29 |
| THRASHING | 27 |
| SEPARATOR | 20 |
| BEAT | 19 |
| THRESHING MACHINE | 16 |
| FLAIL | 15 |
| BEAT OUT | 11 |
| BY HAND | 8 |
| FRAIL | 8 |
| THRASH | 7 |
| WHEAT THRASHER | 7 |
| THRESH | 6 |
| THRESHER | 6 |
| FLAILED | 5 |
| STEAM-POWERED THRASHING MACHINE | 5 |
| THRASH MACHINE | 5 |
| THRASHERS | 5 |
| THRESHING | 5 |
| BEAT BY HAND | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| THRASHED BY HAND | 4 |
| HORSEPOWER | 3 |
| RUN HORSES OVER IT | 3 |
| STEAM THRASHING MACHINE | 3 |
| THRASHED OUT | 3 |
| TRAMPED | 3 |
| TROMPED | 3 |
| WINDING | 3 |
| WINNOWING | 3 |
| BEAT WITH FLAILS | 2 |
| BEATEN OUT | 2 |
| CLUB | 2 |
| COMBINE | 2 |
| FANNING MILL | 2 |
| FRAIL-POLE | 2 |
| GROUNDHOG THRASHER | 2 |
| HORSE THRASHER | 2 |
| POLES | 2 |
| POUNDING | 2 |
| SHAKE IT | 2 |
| STEAM THRASHER | 2 |
| STICKS | 2 |
| THRASHED OUT BY HAND | 2 |
| THRASHING MACHINES | 2 |
| THRASHING RIG | 2 |
| TRAMP IT OUT | 2 |
| TRAMPED OUT | 2 |
| TROMP IT OUT | 2 |
| WINDMILL | 2 |
| WINNOWED | 2 |
| WITH FRAILS | 2 |
| “CUT IT, BEAT IT OFF OVER A BARREL” | 1 |
| “PUT ON A WIRE FRAME AND BEAT IT, CATCH SEED ON A CANVAS” | 1 |
| ANIMALS WALKED ON IT | 1 |
| BEAT AFTER IT WAS TIED | 1 |
| BEAT IT OUT | 1 |
| BEAT IT TO KNOCK THE GRAINS OUT OF IT BY HAND | 1 |
| BEAT IT WITH A FRAIL | 1 |
| BEAT OFF WITH STICKS | 1 |
| BEAT ON A LOG | 1 |
| BEAT ON A STONE | 1 |
| BEAT OUT BY HAND | 1 |
| BEAT OUT BY HAND WITH STICKS | 1 |
| BEAT OUT PEAS | 1 |
| BEAT OUT WITH A FRAIL | 1 |
| BEAT OUT WITH CLUBS | 1 |
| BEAT OUT WITH STICKS | 1 |
| BEAT OVER A RAIL FENCE | 1 |
| BEAT WITH A CLUB | 1 |
| BEAT WITH A PEDESTAL | 1 |
| BEAT WITH A STICK | 1 |
| BEAT WITH FLAIL | 1 |
| BEAT WITH FRAIL-STICK | 1 |
| BEAT WITH STICKS | 1 |
| BEAT WITH STICKS UNTIL THE GRAIN FALLS OUT | 1 |
| BEATEN | 1 |
| BEATEN OFF | 1 |
| BEATEN OR TROMPED OUT BY STOMPING ON THE HAY WITH YOUR FEET | 1 |
| BEATEN WITH FLAIL | 1 |
| BINDER | 1 |
| BLOWER | 1 |
| BLOWN | 1 |
| BY FEET | 1 |
| BY FLAILS | 1 |
| BY WALKING ANIMALS AROUND ON TOP OF IT | 1 |
| CHAFF | 1 |
| CHAFF PILER | 1 |
| CHAFFED | 1 |
| CRADLED | 1 |
| CRADLES | 1 |
| CRUSHING | 1 |
| CYLINDER THRASHER | 1 |
| DRIVE A TEAM OVER IT | 1 |
| DRIVE HORSES OVER BARN FLOOR | 1 |
| DRIVE THE HORSES OVER IT | 1 |
| DROP FROM LOFT ONTO SHEET | 1 |
| FANNER | 1 |
| FLAIL OUT | 1 |
| FLAIL-POLES | 1 |
| FLAILED OUT | 1 |
| FLASHING | 1 |
| FLAWL | 1 |
| FRAIL IT | 1 |
| FRAILED | 1 |
| FRAILED IT OUT | 1 |
| FRAILED WITH FRAIL | 1 |
| FRAP | 1 |
| GAR SCOTT THRESHER | 1 |
| GAS-POWERED THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| GIN | 1 |
| GROUND THUMPER | 1 |
| GROUNDHOG | 1 |
| GROUNDHOG FRASHER | 1 |
| GROUNDHOG THRESHER | 1 |
| HAND FLAIL | 1 |
| HAND FRAILED | 1 |
| HARVESTER | 1 |
| HEADER | 1 |
| HORSE TRAMPLED IT OUT | 1 |
| HORSE-DRAWN THRASHER | 1 |
| HORSE-POWERED MACHINE | 1 |
| HORSES ON A TREAD-POWER | 1 |
| HORSES THRASH IT | 1 |
| HORSES TRAMPLED WET GRAIN | 1 |
| HUNGRY CLUB | 1 |
| LAID ON THE GROUND AND BEATEN OR STEPPED ON | 1 |
| LEAD HORSES AND COWS AROUND ON IT | 1 |
| MULE-POWERED THRASHING | 1 |
| OLD THRASHER | 1 |
| OLD-TIME SEPARATOR | 1 |
| ONE-CYLINDER THRASHER | 1 |
| PEA FAN | 1 |
| POLE | 1 |
| RAKE THE SEED | 1 |
| RAN GOATS OVER IT | 1 |
| RAN STOCK OVER GRAIN | 1 |
| RAN THE CATTLE OVER IT | 1 |
| REAPER | 1 |
| RICE THRASHER | 1 |
| SCREEN | 1 |
| SHAKE THE STALKS | 1 |
| SHAKER FORK | 1 |
| SHELL IT OFF | 1 |
| SHELLER | 1 |
| SHUCKED | 1 |
| SIFT | 1 |
| SPREAD ON THE FLOOR AND WHIPPED | 1 |
| STAMPING ON IT | 1 |
| STAMPING WITH FEET | 1 |
| STATIONARY MACHINE | 1 |
| STATIONARY THRASHER | 1 |
| STEAM ENGINES FIRED WITH STRAW | 1 |
| STEAM RIG | 1 |
| STEAM THRESHER | 1 |
| STEAM TRACTION ENGINES | 1 |
| STEAM-POWERED THRASH | 1 |
| STEAM-POWERED THRASHER | 1 |
| STICK | 1 |
| STOMPED | 1 |
| STOMPED IT OUT | 1 |
| STRAIGHT THRASHER | 1 |
| TAKE IT TO THE MILL | 1 |
| THRAIL | 1 |
| THRASH BY HAND | 1 |
| THRASH IT WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| THRASH IT WITH STICKS | 1 |
| THRASH WITH BOARDS | 1 |
| THRASH WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| THRASHED BY HAND WITH A FRAIL | 1 |
| THRASHED BY MACHINE | 1 |
| THRASHED BY MACHINERY | 1 |
| THRASHED IT OUT | 1 |
| THRASHED IT WITH A HORSE-POWERED THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| THRASHED ON A TARPAULIN | 1 |
| THRASHED ON THE GROUND WITH FLAILS OR TRAMPING IT | 1 |
| THRASHED OUT WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| THRASHED WITH STICKS | 1 |
| THRASHING BY HAND | 1 |
| THRASHING ON A WIRE BOX BY HAND | 1 |
| THRASHING ROCK | 1 |
| THRASHING WHIP | 1 |
| THRASHING WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| THRESH IN THE WIND | 1 |
| THRESH WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| THRESHES | 1 |
| THRESHING MACHINES | 1 |
| THROW IT | 1 |
| THROW IT UP INTO THE WIND | 1 |
| TRACTOR-POWERED THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| TRAMP IT OUT WITH HORSES OR CATTLE OR MEN | 1 |
| TRAMP IT WITH FEET | 1 |
| TRAMPED IT OUT | 1 |
| TRAMPED ON | 1 |
| TRAMPED ON BY HORSES | 1 |
| TRAMPED OUT BY ANIMALS | 1 |
| TRAMPING | 1 |
| TRAMPING FEET OF ANIMALS | 1 |
| TRAMPLE IT | 1 |
| TRAMPLED | 1 |
| TRAMPLED AROUND ON IT | 1 |
| TRAMPLED WITH HORSES | 1 |
| TRASH | 1 |
| TRASHED | 1 |
| TRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| TREAD BARN | 1 |
| TREAD MACHINE | 1 |
| TREAD WITH OXEN | 1 |
| TREADING GROUNDS | 1 |
| TREADMILL | 1 |
| TROMPED BY PEOPLE OR LIVESTOCK | 1 |
| TROMPED IT DOWN | 1 |
| TROMPED WITH A OX | 1 |
| TWO-CYLINDER THRASHER | 1 |
| WALK HORSES OVER IT | 1 |
| WALK LIVESTOCK OVER THEM | 1 |
| WALK ON IT | 1 |
| WALKED ON BY MAN AND STOCK | 1 |
| WALKED OUT | 1 |
| WHALE IT WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| WHALING | 1 |
| WHIP | 1 |
| WHIPPED | 1 |
| WHIPPED IT OUT WITH STICKS | 1 |
| WHIPPED IT OVER A RAIL ON A WINDY DAY IN MARCH | 1 |
| WHIPPED OFF ON A BLANKET OVER A LOG | 1 |
| WHIPPING IT WITH YOUR HANDS | 1 |
| WHUPPED OFF | 1 |
| WIND BLOWING | 1 |
| WINNING | 1 |
| WINNOW | 1 |
| WINNOWING PROCESS | 1 |
| WINNOWS | 1 |
| WITH FLAILS | 1 |
| WOMEN AND HORSES WALKED ON IT | 1 |
| WOOD FRAIL | 1 |
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