thresher
- Anything or anyone that threshes.
- (historical) 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.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of thresher shark.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Alopius vulpinus
threshing mill
αλωνιστής
trilladora
trebbiatrice
Dreschmaschine αλωνιστική μηχανή
Batteuse estivandier
Alopias vulpinus
dorser młocarnia
młocarka
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