thresher
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/
name
- A surname.
noun
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.
- Anything or anyone that threshes.
- A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
- A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
- Ellipsis of thresher shark.