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(1):

(v. t.) To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw.

(2):

(v. t.) To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.

(3):

(v. t.) Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.

(4):

(v. t.) To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.

(5):

(v. t. & i.) Same as Thrash.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thresh'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thresh.html. 1828.
 
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