thresh
English
Etymology
From Middle English thresshen, threshen, threschen, from Old English þrescan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Compare West Frisian terskje, Dutch dorsen, Low German dörschen, German dreschen, Danish tærske, Swedish tröska. Doublet of thrash.
Pronunciation
- enPR: thrĕsh, IPA(key): /θɹɛʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɛʃ
Verb
thresh (third-person singular simple present threshes, present participle threshing, simple past and past participle threshed)
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Translations
to separate the grain from the straw or husks
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