Associations to the word «Threshing»

Wiktionary

THRESHING, verb. Present participle of thresh
THRESHING, noun. The act by which something is threshed.
THRESHING FLOOR, noun. The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.
THRESHING FLOORS, noun. Plural of threshing floor

Dictionary definition

THRESHING, noun. The separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it".

Wise words

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