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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thresh \Thresh\, verb (used with an object) & i. [imp. & p. p. {Threshed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threshing}.] Same as {Thrash}.
He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
threshing
noun: the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Threshing See {AGRICULTURE}.
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