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Webster 1913 Edition

Thresher

{

Thrash′er

,

Thresh′er

}
,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
2.
(Zool.)
A large and voracious shark (
Alopias vulpes
), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also
fox shark
,
sea ape
,
sea fox
,
slasher
,
swingle-tail
, and
thrasher shark
.
3.
(Zool.)
A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See
Brown thrush
.
Sage thrasher
.
(Zool.)
See under
Sage
.
–
Thrasher whale
(Zool.)
,
the common killer of the Atlantic.

Thresh′er

,
Noun.
Same as
Thrasher
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thresher

THRESH'ER

,
Noun.
The sea fox.

Definition 2024

thresher

thresher

English

Noun

thresher ‎(plural threshers)

  1. (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes.
  2. (agriculture, obsolete) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
  3. (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
  4. (zoology) Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus Alopias, which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks. [from 1880s]

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Etymology

thresh +‎ -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛʃə(r)

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