I rather would be Mævius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and
scandal of the times.
Dryden.
Thrash"el (?), n. An instrument to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
{ Thrash"er (?), Thresh"er (?) }, n. 1. One who, or that which,
thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
2. (Zoöl.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for
the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or
thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European
coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail,
and thrasher shark.
3. (Zoöl.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species.
See Brown thrush.
Sage thrasher. (Zoöl.) See under Sage. — Thrasher whale (Zoöl.), the
common killer of the Atlantic.
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Thrash"ing (?), a. & n. from Thrash, v.
Thrashing floor, Threshing-floor, or Threshing floor, a floor or area
on which grain is beaten out. — Thrashing machine, a machine for
separating grain from the straw.
Thra*son"ic*al (?), a. [From Thrso, the name of a braggart soldier in
Terence's "Eunuch:" cf. L. Thrasonianus.] Of or pertaining to Thraso;
like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious. —
Thra*son"ic*al*ly, adv.