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Definition of Thresher

1. Noun. A farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw.

2. Noun. Large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed.

Definition of Thresher

1. n. Same as Thrasher.

Definition of Thresher

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus ''Alopias'', which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks. ¹

2. Noun. (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement. ¹

3. Noun. (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes. ¹

4. Noun. (agriculture obsolete) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thresher

1. one that threshes [n -S] - See also: threshes

Medical Definition of Thresher

1. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. 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. Synonym: fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark. 3. A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush. Sage thrasher. The common killer of the Atlantic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thresher

threonyl threonyl tRNA synthetase kinase threonyls threose threose nucleic acid threoses threpe threpsology thresh thresh about

thresh out threshable threshed threshel threshels thresher (current term) thresher's lung thresher shark thresher sharks thresherman

threshermen threshers threshes threshhold threshholds threshing threshing-floor threshing floor threshing floors threshing machine

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