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Threshold :: Threshold (n.) The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door..

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

Threshwold :: Threshwold (n.) Threshold.

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

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) Same as Thrasher.

Saddle :: Saddle (n.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors..

Sill :: Sill (n.) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.

Flail :: Flail (n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely..

Threshed :: Threshed (imp. & p. p.) of Thres.

Tailing :: Tailing (n.) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.

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

Thresh :: Thresh (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..

Thresh-fold :: Thresh-fold (n.) Threshold.

Doorsill :: Doorsill (n.) The sill or threshold of a door.

Threshing :: Threshing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thres.

Thrasher :: Thrasher (n.) Alt. of Threshe.

Bestride :: Bestride (v. t.) To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold..

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark..

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

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