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thrasher

thras·her

US/ˈθræʃɜr/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw

2.

thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs

Origin

Originally a variant of thresher; equivalent to thrash + -er.

Phrases

  • brown thrasher
  • Cozumel thrasher
  • crissal thrasher
  • curve-billed thrasher
  • pearly-eyed thrasher
  • sage thrasher

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