Thresh

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Origin

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.

Full definition of thresh

Verb

1. (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.
2. (transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.

Synonyms

• thrash

Derived terms

• thresher
• thresherman