| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,757,599,827 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
thresh |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.05 sec. |
|
thresh [thresh] (agriculture) To extract grain or seed (as from wheat stalks) by treading, rubbing, striking with a flail, or using a threshing machine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| It is a blessed consolation to be able to lay the misdoubtings of our arrogant nature at the thresh old of the dwelling-place of the Deity, from whence they shall be swept away, at the great opening of the portal, like the mists of the morning before the rising sun. They were able to thresh enough wheat to repay their debt of six hundred bushels and keep an additional three hundred of seed for the following year. He could dig, and he could thresh, and everything to which he put his hand he did with a will. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|