{ Thrash"er (?), Thresh"er (?) }, n.
1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.
2. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) A name given to the brown
thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.
Sage thrasher. (Zoöl.) See under
Sage. -- Thrasher whale (Zoöl.),
the common killer of the Atlantic.
Thresh"er (?), n. Same as
Thrasher.
{ Thrash"er (?), Thresh"er (?) }, n.
1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
machine.
2. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) A name given to the brown
thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.
Sage thrasher. (Zoöl.) See under
Sage. -- Thrasher whale (Zoöl.),
the common killer of the Atlantic.
Thresh"er (?), n. Same as
Thrasher.