noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
threshing
Agricultural term for separating grain from stalks or husks, especially rice. Used as a noun or with する as a transitive/intransitive verb.
昔は手作業で脱穀していた。
In the past, threshing was done by hand.
コンバインで稲を脱穀する。
Thresh rice with a combine harvester.
Compound of 脱 (remove, take off) and 穀 (grain, cereal). The reading だっこく is the standard on'yomi combination.