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   Thresh

   /THreSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. separate grain from (a plant), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism: "machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process"
   • 2. variant spelling of thrash

   Word Origin Old Englishtherscan, later threscan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorsen and German dreschen. Compare with thrash.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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