threshing

Threshing — is the process of loosening the edible part of cereal grain from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. It is the step in grain preparation before winnowing, which separates the loosened chaff from the grain. Threshing does not remove the… …   Wikipedia

Threshing — Thresh Thresh, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Threshed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threshing}.] Same as {Thrash}. [1913 Webster] He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

threshing — noun the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw (Freq. 1) they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it • Derivationally related forms: ↑thresh • Hypernyms: ↑separation …   Useful english dictionary

Threshing —    See Agriculture …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

threshing — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of removing grain from hulls] Syn. separating, flailing, beating, treading, garnering, winnowing, sifting, harvesting, putting it through*, combining*; see also division 1 . 2. [A beating] Syn. trouncing, infliction,… …   English dictionary for students

threshing — thresh·ing || θreʃɪŋ n. separation of seed from chaff θreʃ v. thrash, beat out grain from husks …   English contemporary dictionary

threshing — See: thresh …   English dictionary

threshing mill — threshing machine or threshing mill noun One for threshing corn, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑thresh …   Useful english dictionary

threshing machine — n. a machine for threshing grain …   English World dictionary

threshing machine — threshing ma.chine n a machine used for separating grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Threshing-board — A threshing board is an obsolete farm implement used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to thresh. It is a thick board, made with a variety of slats, with a shape between rectangular and trapezoidal, with the frontal part somewhat… …   Wikipedia