threshing machine

American  

noun

Agriculture.

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

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threshing machine British  

noun

1. a machine for threshing crops

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Etymology

Origin of threshing machine

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Mechanization soon followed, with threshing machines and combine harvesters leaving less behind for gleaners to collect.

From Salon

It takes a village, not a threshing machine, to complete the harvest of pounds of watermelon seeds that will fill the simple, white packets sold by Turtle Tree Seed.

From New York Times

The country’s military is rejiggering some of its munitions factories to produce tractors and threshing machines, while also converting some airfields into greenhouses.

From New York Times

Kansas’s title defense, which ended with Bill Self unable to coach as he recovers from a heart procedure, included 28 victories before it ran headlong into Arkansas’ threshing machine of athleticism.

From Washington Post

To Americans with supercomputers, a.k.a. smartphones, in their pockets, the progress from scythes to threshing machines, from hand stitching to sewing machines, and from less to more efficient steelmaking might seem banal.

From Washington Post