thresh in German
thresh in German is dreschen — thresh means to beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
thresh in German
dreschen
(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
What does "thresh" mean?
- verb To beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
- verb To come away from the straw in this way, or be able to.
- verb (informal) To hit someone hard, usually with a stick or whip.
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verb To thrash your arms and legs about wildly.
"The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it."
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- The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it.
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What is "thresh" in German?
"thresh" in German is dreschen. thresh means: To beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
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