- Defiantly flourish bowl of husks - Triumphantly flourish a bowl for grain husks - Wave menacingly - waves menacingly - Wield - To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in
various directions; to shake or flourish. - To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.
- Beat husks from grain over ancient doorway - Beat the elderly to the doorway - Beat wheat on ancient doorway - Brink - Doorsill - Doorsill, entrance - Doorway
- Flail (about) - To separate wheat, etc. - To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the
straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of
grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw. - To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub. - To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the
business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. - Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. - Same as Thrash.