thresher

  1. Noun.  (zoology) Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus ''Alopias'', which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks.
  2. Noun.  (agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
  3. Noun.  (agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes.
  4. Noun.  (agriculture, obsolete) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.

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