threshing floor

American  

[thresh-ing flawr] / ˈθrɛʃ ɪŋ ˌflɔr /

noun

plural

threshing floors

1. a place, either outdoors or within a building, where grain can be threshed.

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Example Sentences

"I was on my threshing floor dealing with the stronghold of fear. You all covered and encourage me."

From Fox News

However, once the group arrived, former members claim their passports were confiscated and they were made to work without pay and perform ritual beatings on each other, called “threshing floors”.

From The Guardian

The harvests were past, and the grain they beat out upon the threshing floor which was also the dooryard to the house.

From Literature

People socialize at the tea shops, on the rice threshing floor or at their local temple; they worry about the late onset of the rains and argue about local politics.

From Washington Post

On his second day back at school, Shin walked with his class to a camp farm to gather corn straw and haul it to a threshing floor.

From Literature