thresher

See also: Thresher

English

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.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/
    • Rhymes: -ɛʃə(ɹ)

    Noun

    thresher (plural threshers)

    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) Ellipsis of thresher shark. [from 1880s]

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