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threshing

verb noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
T
Ends with
G
Contains
HR
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

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

  2. To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.

noun

  1. The process by which something is threshed.

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