In early days, how was the grain separated from the straw?
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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