THRESH Definition & Meaning

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thresh

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verb (used with object)

to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
to beat as if with a flail.

verb (used without object)

to thresh wheat, grain, etc.
to deliver blows as if with a flail.

noun

the act of threshing.

verb phrase

thrash ( def 12 ).

thresh

/ θ��ɛʃ /

verb

to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw
tr to beat or strike
introften foll byabout to toss and turn; thrash

noun

the act of threshing

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·�ٳ�� verb (used with object)
�ܲ�·�ٳ�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of thresh¹

before 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen, Old English threscan; cognate with German dreschen, Gothic thriskan; akin to Dutch dorsen, Old Norse thriskja

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of thresh¹

Old English threscan; related to Gothic thriskan, Old Norse thriskja; see thrash

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Mechanization soon followed, with threshing machines and combine harvesters leaving less behind for gleaners to collect.

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The Taklamakan Desert was a vast floor of threshing dust.

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It takes a village, not a threshing machine, to complete the harvest of pounds of watermelon seeds that will fill the simple, white packets sold by Turtle Tree Seed.

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She downloaded the book’s audio version and listened to it as she drove her 25-ton John Deere combine through her fields, reaping, threshing and winnowing hundreds of bushels.

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Adelaide connects socially with men who work the land as cowboys or on threshing crews.

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