bang straw

obsolete A name for one who threshes grain, which, before the advent of the mechanical thresher, was done by beating (i.e., banging) the grain with a flail on the threshing floor. The phrase eventually came to encompass all servants working on a farm. Let the bang straws finish early today, for the harvest festival is tonight and they deserve a rest from work.

词组	bang straw
释义	bang straw bang straw obsolete A name for one who threshes grain, which, before the advent of the mechanical thresher, was done by beating (i.e., banging) the grain with a flail on the threshing floor. The phrase eventually came to encompass all servants working on a farm. Let the bang straws finish early today, for the harvest festival is tonight and they deserve a rest from work. See also: bang, straw Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: tread out winnow from (something) against the grain lick beat on beat on (something) lash at lash at (someone or something) on the bias lash about
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