L32a

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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