thresher
See also: Thresher
English
Etymology
From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθrɛʃə(r)/
- Rhymes: -ɛʃə(r)
Noun
thresher (plural threshers)
- (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes.
- (agriculture, obsolete) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
- (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
- (zoology) Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus Alopias, which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks. [from 1880s]
Derived terms
- thresherman
- thresher whale
Translations
anything or anyone that threshes
farm machine
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shark of the genus Alopias — see thresher shark
See also
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