thresh·ing machine

(thrĕsh′ĭng)

A farm machine used for separating grain or seeds from straw.

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threshing machine

(Agriculture) a machine for threshing crops

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

thresh′ing machine`

a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.

[1765–75]

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Noun

threshing machine - a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw

thrasher, thresher

farm machine - a machine used in farming

Translations

trebbiatrice

threshing machine

n → Dreschmaschine f

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threshing machine

[ˈθrɛʃɪŋməˌʃiːn] n → trebbiatrice f, trebbia

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