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threshing

Main Entry:: thresh
Pronunciation:: \ˈthresh, ˈthrash\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to thresh
Date:: before 12th century

transitive verb1: to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically ; also : to separate (seed) in this way2: thrash 43: to strike repeatedlyintransitive verb1: to thresh grain2 a: thrash 2 b: thrash 3

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