thresher

Etymology

From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

noun

  1. (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes.
  2. (agriculture, historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
  3. (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
  4. (zoology) Short for thresher shark.

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