Thresher may refer to:
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Threshing machine (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 legum ...
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, a type of shark with a distinctly
scythe-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 Thresh ...
), a UK
off licence chain
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Rice Thresher'', 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 2 ...
, 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 a ...
in the first half of the nineteenth century
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