thresshyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

threisshynge, þraisshynge, þresshynge, threshyng, þresshing, threschyng

Etymology

From threschen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛʃinɡ/, /ˈθraʃinɡ/

Noun

thresshyng (uncountable)

Threshing (the process of separating wheat from chaff)
(rare) Whacking, slapping, pushing; the application of violent force.
(rare) Something which has been thrashed.

Descendants

English: threshing

References

“threshing(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-09.

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