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thrasher (t̸hras̸h′ər)

noun

a person or thing that thrashes
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thrasher (t̸hras̸h′ər)

noun

☆ any of a group of gray to brownish American passerine birds (family Mimidae) with a long, stiff tail and a long bill, esp. the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) of the E U.S.

Etymology: E dial. thresher, prob. akin to thrush

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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