Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
thresh
Verb
/θrɛʃ/
Definition
To separate grains from the husks and straw.
Examples
- The farmer used a machine to thresh the wheat after the harvest.
- In ancient times, people would thresh grain by hand using a flail.
- After threshing, the grains were cleaned and stored for winter.
Meaning
Threshing is the process of removing the edible part of cereal grains from the chaff. It’s an essential step in grain processing that helps prepare the grains for consumption.
Synonyms
- Separate
- Winnow
- Harvest
- Collect
