Thrashed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE.
     [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,
     [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.
     dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr["o]ska,
     Dan. t[ae]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to


     rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,
     OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. {Thresh}.]
     1. 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.
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              The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by
              machines.                             --H. Spencer.
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     2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
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