Thresh

usgb/θreʃ/
verb

To separate grain from (a plant), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.

Farmers used to thresh wheat by beating it.
Visual representation of "thresh" - To separate grain from (a plant), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.

Often appears as...

  • thresh grain
  • thresh wheat
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Agricultural Roots

Originally used in farming, indicates physical separation of grain.

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The new machine can thresh large quantities of corn faster.
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Historical Practice

Before machinery, threshing was a labor-intensive, manual process.

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My grandfather would thresh the harvest using a traditional flail.
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