
Thresh
Agricultural Roots
Originally used in farming, indicates physical separation of grain.

The new machine can thresh large quantities of corn faster.
Historical Practice
Before machinery, threshing was a labor-intensive, manual process.

My grandfather would thresh the harvest using a traditional flail.
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