thresh
verb [I or T] /θreʃ/ (also thrash)Definition
› to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand toolFarming - general words
(Definition of thresh verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- agribusiness noun
- agriculture noun
- arable adjective
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- farm verb
- grain noun (SEED)
- harvest noun
- harvest verb (CROPS)
- harvester noun
- haystack noun
- intensive farming noun
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- produce noun
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- rick noun
- soil noun
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