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Webster 1913 Edition

Thresher

{

Thrash′er

,

Thresh′er

}
,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
2.
(Zool.)
A large and voracious shark (
Alopias vulpes
), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also
fox shark
,
sea ape
,
sea fox
,
slasher
,
swingle-tail
, and
thrasher shark
.
3.
(Zool.)
A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See
Brown thrush
.
Sage thrasher
.
(Zool.)
See under
Sage
.
–
Thrasher whale
(Zool.)
,
the common killer of the Atlantic.

Thresh′er

,
Noun.
Same as
Thrasher
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thresher

THRESH'ER

,
Noun.
The sea fox.

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