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thresher |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who or that which thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo["o]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. Same as {Thrasher}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thresher n 1: a 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}]
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