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Old 15-12-2011, 13:12   #9
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Re: Thresther

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Originally Posted by steve2qec View Post
Definately thresher, I imagine it's a corruption of the threshold which was used to keep the straw on the floor in houses in days past.
As always the clue is in the name,It was used to hold the straw (thresh) in place.

Hence the name Threshold.

I never heard of a bride being carried over the thresher.
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