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(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.

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thresh

Source Word

thresh

IPA(Pronunciation)

/θɹɛʃ/

Verb

transitive literary intransitive

Japanese Meaning

穀物から藁や殻を機械的に分離する、いわゆる脱穀する行為を指す。

毎年秋、祖父と私は古い納屋で大麦を脱穀し、藁から穀粒を分けます。

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Sense（2）

(transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.

Sense（3）

(intransitive, literary) To violently toss the limbs about.

threshes

（ present singular third-person ）

threshing

（ participle present ）

threshed

（ participle past ）

threshed

（ past ）