thresher

/'θreʃiə/
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thresher

A farmer uses a thresher to separate wheat from chaff in the field.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A type of shark: A large pelagic (open-sea) shark found in warm oceans, notable for its extremely long, whiplike upper tail lobe, which it uses to herd and stun small fish before feeding on them.
    • A type of machine: A farm implement, also called a threshing machine, used to separate the edible grain or seeds from the inedible husks and straw of harvested cereal plants.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Shark):
    • We saw a thresher shark off the coast, its tail cutting through the water.
    • The thresher uses its elongated tail to corral schools of fish.
  • Noun (Machine):
    • The old thresher in the barn hasn't been used since the 1950s.
    • Modern combines have replaced the separate thresher and reaper machines.
Advanced Usage
  • "thresher shark": The full, specific name for the marine animal, often used to avoid confusion with the machine.
    • The biology class studied the unique hunting behavior of the thresher shark.
  • "threshing machine": A more descriptive synonym for the agricultural tool.
    • The invention of the steam-powered threshing machine revolutionized farming.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thresh (verb): The action of beating cereal plants to separate the grain from the straw.
    • Farmers used to thresh wheat by hand with a flail.
  • Threshing (noun/gerund): The process of separating grain from chaff.
    • Threshing was a labor-intensive part of the harvest.
Synonyms
  • For the shark: Thresher shark, fox shark (a less common name referencing its tail).
  • For the machine: Threshing machine, separator.
Related Phrases
  • "The thresher's tail": A phrase commonly referring to the distinctive feature of the shark.
    • The thresher's tail can be as long as its body.
  • "To operate a thresher": A phrase describing the use of the agricultural machine.
    • My grandfather taught me how to operate a thresher.
thresher

A farmer uses a thresher to separate wheat from chaff in the field.

Noun
  1. large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
  2. a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw

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