unthreshed

A farmer stands beside a pile of unthreshed rice.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not yet threshed: "unthreshed" describes grain or a crop that has not been separated from its husks or stalks through the process of threshing (beating or machine processing). It refers specifically to agricultural produce, such as wheat, rice, or barley, that remains in its harvested but unprocessed state.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The farmer stored the unthreshed wheat in the barn until he could use the threshing machine. (The wheat had not yet been beaten to remove the grain from the stalks.)
  • Unthreshed rice is harder to sell because buyers prefer processed grain. (The rice still has its husks attached.)

Advanced Usage

• "unthreshed grain": a common collocation referring to the crop itself.
  • The unthreshed grain was left in the field after the harvest. (The stalks with grain still attached remained.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thresh (verb): to separate grain from a plant, typically by beating or using machinery.
  • They thresh the barley each autumn. (They process the barley to remove the grain.)
• Thresher (noun): a person or machine that threshes.
  • The thresher broke down during the harvest. (The machine used for threshing malfunctioned.)
• Threshing (noun/gerund): the act or process of separating grain.
  • Threshing is a crucial step in grain production. (The process of separation.)

Synonyms

• Unbeaten: not yet beaten to separate grain (less common).
• Unprocessed: not yet treated or prepared (more general, not specific to threshing).

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