thresher

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Definition of thresher

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Anything or anyone that threshes.
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noun

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

name

  1. A surname.

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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.

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