| n. | 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 | |||||||
| 3. | (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.
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| Noun | 1. | thrasher - a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw Synonyms: thresher, threshing machine |
| 2. | thrasher - thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs Synonyms: mocking thrush | |
| 3. | thrasher - large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed |