Thresher

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
        machine.
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     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}.
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     3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied
        species. See {Brown thrush}.
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     {Sage thrasher}. (Zool.) See under {Sage}.
  
     {Thrasher whale} (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
     Same as {Thrasher}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thresher
       n 1: a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks
            and straw [syn: {thrasher}, {threshing machine}]
       2: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used
          to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thrasher},
          {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]