trītūro, āre, v. a. [tritura, II.], to thresh (late Lat.): bos triturans, Vulg. 1 Cor. 9, 9: paleam areae, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, § 2: fruges, Isid. 15, 13, 16. Trop.: passionum flagellis triturari, Sid. Ep. 7, 6 med.