thresher

[ thresh-er ]

/ ˈθrɛʃ ər /

noun

a person or thing that threshes.

Also thrasher. Also called thresher shark . a large shark of the genus Alopias, especially A. vulpinus, which threshes the water with its long tail to drive together the small fish on which it feeds.

Origin of thresher

First recorded in 1350–1400, thresher is from the Middle English word thressher.See thresh, -er¹

Words nearby thresher

thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, threshold limit value, threshold stimulus

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Example sentences from the Web for thresher

We had a small engine and thresher that was pulled by a team.
Frying Pan Farm|Elizabeth Brown Pryor
The thresher left down the flail, but when Owen took a hold with his two hands, the crane went from him laughing and mocking.
More Celtic Fairy Tales|Various
The loose sheaves dry quickly, and when lifted, the aim is to carry them directly to the thresher.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
Down here, too, where I stand, each separate function of the thresher has its appointed slave.
The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy|John Galsworthy

He devised and built a thresher, a hemp-breaker, some mill improvements, and in 1816 he made and tried a mechanical reaper.
Inventors|Philip Gengembre Hubert

British Dictionary definitions for thresher

thresher

/ (ˈθrɛʃə) /

noun

a person who threshes

short for threshing machine

Also called: thrasher, thresher shark any of various large sharks of the genus Alopias, esp A. vulpinus, occurring in tropical and temperate seas: family Alopiidae. They have a very long whiplike tail with which they are thought to round up the small fish on which they feed

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单词	thresher
释义	thresher [ thresh-er ] / ˈθrɛʃ ər / noun a person or thing that threshes. Also thrasher. Also called thresher shark . a large shark of the genus Alopias, especially A. vulpinus, which threshes the water with its long tail to drive together the small fish on which it feeds. Origin of thresher First recorded in 1350–1400, thresher is from the Middle English word thressher.See thresh, -er¹ Words nearby thresher thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, threshold limit value, threshold stimulus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thresher We had a small engine and thresher that was pulled by a team. Frying Pan Farm\|Elizabeth Brown Pryor The thresher left down the flail, but when Owen took a hold with his two hands, the crane went from him laughing and mocking. More Celtic Fairy Tales\|Various The loose sheaves dry quickly, and when lifted, the aim is to carry them directly to the thresher. Clovers and How to Grow Them\|Thomas Shaw Down here, too, where I stand, each separate function of the thresher has its appointed slave. The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy\|John Galsworthy He devised and built a thresher, a hemp-breaker, some mill improvements, and in 1816 he made and tried a mechanical reaper. Inventors\|Philip Gengembre Hubert British Dictionary definitions for thresher thresher / (ˈθrɛʃə) / noun a person who threshes short for threshing machine Also called: thrasher, thresher shark any of various large sharks of the genus Alopias, esp A. vulpinus, occurring in tropical and temperate seas: family Alopiidae. They have a very long whiplike tail with which they are thought to round up the small fish on which they feed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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