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thresh (t̸hres̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to beat out (grain) from its husk, as with a flail
  2. to beat grain out of (husks)
  3. to beat or strike as with a flail

Etymology: ME threschen: earlier form of thrash

intransitive verb

  1. to thresh grain
  2. to toss about; thrash
thresh Idioms

thresh out

thrash out (see phrase under thrash)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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