Defn: Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like;
slavish.
Servile and thrall-like fear. Milton.
THRANITE
Thra"nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.
THRAPPLE
Thrap"ple, n. Etym: [Also thropple, corrupted fr. throttle.]
Defn: Windpipe; throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
THRASH; THRESH Thrash, Thresh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing.] Etym: [OE. , , to beat, AS. , ; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. , Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. , 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. The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer.
2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
THRASH; THRESH
Thrash, Thresh, v. t.
1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.