Meaning & use
thresher
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A machine or person that separates grain from stalks and husks; also, a species of shark known for its extremely long tail fin.
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The farmer ran the wheat through the thresher before storing it in the silo.
Divers spotted a thresher shark using its long tail to stun schools of fish.
A note on using this word
The shark sense comes from the animal's whip-like tail, which resembles the swinging motion used in old-fashioned hand threshing.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A large shark species with an extremely long, curved upper tail fin used to stun prey.
The thresher shark slapped the water with its tail to herd the fish together.
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