Meanings
plural threshing machines
- datedagricultureA farm machine for threshing grain.
There are numerous sheds in the now grass-grown yard, most of which now house threshing machines and farm carts instead of locomotives and rolling stock, although [in] the roofs of some are gaping holes.
1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 279–280Synonyms: thrashing machine, thresher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA farm machine for threshing grain.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
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