Thresher may refer to:
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Threshing machine
A threshing machine or a thresher is a piece of farm equipment that threshes grain, that is, it removes the seeds from the stalks and husks. It does so by beating the plant to make the seeds fall out.
Before such machines were developed, thres ...
(or thresher), a device that first separates the head of a stalk of
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit ( caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legu ...
from the straw, and then further separates the kernel from the rest of the head:
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Pedal powered thresher, a low-tech threshing machine that is operated using pedals.
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Thresher shark
Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus ''Alopias''.
All three thresher shark species have been ...
, a type of shark with a distinctly
scythe
A scythe ( ) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops. It is historically used to cut down or reap edible grains, before the process of threshing. The scythe has been largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tr ...
-shaped tail
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USS Thresher
USS ''Thresher'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
* , a submarine in commission from 1940 to 1945 and in 1946
* , a submarine commissioned in 1961 and lost in 1963
See also
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refers to two United States Navy submarines, named after the Thresher shark:
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USS ''Thresher'' (SS-200), a ''Tambor''-class submarine that served in World War II
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USS ''Thresher'' (SSN-593), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines and was lost by accident on 10 April 1963
*Threshers (
First Quench Retailing
First Quench Retailing was the largest independent off-licence retail chain in the UK, with around 1,300 shops operating under several retail brands, though all have now been closed. At the time of First Quench's closure, these included the Thres ...
), a UK
off licence
Off or OFF may refer to:
Art and entertainment
* ''Off'' (video game), a video game by Mortis Ghost.
*Sven Väth, German DJ and singer who uses the pseudonym OFF
* ''Off'' (album), by Ciwan Haco, 2006
* ''Off!'' (album), by Off!
* Off!, an Americ ...
chain
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Rice Thresher
''The Rice Thresher'' is the weekly student newspaper of Rice University in Houston, Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United S ...
'', the undergraduate student newspaper of Rice University
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Clearwater Threshers
The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since 20 ...
, a minor league baseball team in the Florida State League
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Threshers (secret society) Thresher may refer to:
*Threshing machine (or thresher), a device that first separates the head of a stalk of grain from the straw, and then further separates the kernel from the rest of the head:
:: Pedal powered thresher, a low-tech threshing ma ...
, an Irish
secret society
A secret society is a club or an organization whose activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence ...
in the first half of the nineteenth century
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