thresher

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh +‎ -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛʃə(ɹ) === Noun === thresher (plural threshers) (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes. (agriculture, historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail. (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement. (zoology) Ellipsis of thresher shark. [from 1880s] ==== Derived terms ==== harvester-thresher thresherman thresher whale ==== Related terms ==== threshing thresh ==== Translations ==== === See also === Threshing machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Thresher shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alopias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies