thresher
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thresher¹
- /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English threschere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.
noun threshers
- 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
Thresher²
proper noun Threshers
- A surname.
Translations
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noun anything or anyone that threshes
| Italiano | trebbiatore |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αλωνιστής alonistís |
noun hand tool
| Français | fléau |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Dreschflegel, Flegel |
| Русский | цеп cep |
noun farm machine
| Español | trilladora, aventadora, beldadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈곡기 talgokgi |
| 日本語 | 脱穀機 dakkokki |
| 中文 | 脱粒机 tuōlìjī |
| Português | debulhador |
| Français | batteuse |
| Deutsch | Dreschmaschine |
| Italiano | trebbiatrice |
| Ελληνικά | αλωνιστική μηχανή alonistikí michaní |
| Русский | молоти́лка molotílka |
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title = {thresher},
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