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   thresh

   /θrɛʃ/

   verb

   • 1. separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism: "machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process"
   • 2. move violently; thrash: "a creature threshing in a net"

   Word Origin Old Englishtherscan, later threscan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorsen and German dreschen. Compare with thrash.

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