Threshing (Noun)
Meaning
The separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The traditional method of threshing involved beating the grain with flails to separate it from the chaff.
- Threshing was a labor-intensive process that required a large workforce to complete.
- The invention of the threshing machine revolutionized the process of grain harvesting.
- In many rural areas, threshing is still done by hand due to the lack of access to modern machinery.
- The sound of threshing echoed across the fields as the farmers worked tirelessly to bring in the harvest.