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thresher

noun
/ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *þreskaną Old English þrescan Middle English threschen Middle English -er Middle English thresshere English thresher From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

  1. inherited from thresshere

Definitions

  1. Anything or anyone that threshes.

  2. A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.

  3. A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a…

    A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Ellipsis of thresher shark.

    2. A surname.

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Derived

harvester-thresher, thresherman, thresher whale

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