thresher
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1. thresher - Noun
2. Thresher - Proper noun
Meaning
One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
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.
A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.
Same as Thrasher.
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Many larger, pelagic species, such as the mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) and the thresher sharks (Alopiidae), no longer possess them.
Even after the combine was invented and became popular, a new compact-size thresher called a harvester, with wheels, still remains in use and at present it is available from a Japanese agricultural manufacturer.
Thresher sharks use their long tails to stun the shoaling fish.
The Rice Thresher is published every Wednesday and is ranked by Princeton Review as one of the top campus newspapers nationally for student readership.
The Thresher has a small, dedicated staff and is known for its coverage of campus news, open submission opinion page, and the satirical Backpage, which has often been the center of controversy.
Steam-powered machines used belts connected to a traction engine ; often both engine and thresher belonged to a contractor who toured the farms of a district.