thresher
th re sher
- n a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
- n large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
- Commercial shark fishing has begun to threaten several species, including the thresher, mako and hammerhead.
- Warily the thresher waits until mating time, when whales throw caution to the waves, splash and frisk on the surface, leap over and dive under each other, bumping and slapping .
- A gentle breeze from the nearby seashore brings relief from the penetrating sun, and carries the sounds of life: a baby crying, the hum of a rice thresher.