Definition of Thresh

to detach a seed or useless part of the crop from the rest of the flower or crop

Examples of Thresh in a sentence

As soon as the farmers thresh their crops, they will usually replant the seeds on their new land.  🔊

Prior to the inventions of the farming equipment, many farm workers were required to thresh the wheat by hand.  🔊

When technology improved over the years, machines could mechanically thresh the crops so that the useful part of the crop remained.  🔊

Following the harvest, Farmer Tom would thresh the barley removing all of the unwanted part of the crop.  🔊

Before the workers could thresh the wheat, the stalks had to be cut down by a large tractor.  🔊

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