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Throstle

Throstle Meaning & Definition
Throstle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Throstle?

[n] common Old World thrush noted for its song
[n] a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously

Synonyms | Synonyms for Throstle: mavis | song thrush | Turdus philomelos

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See Also | genus Turdus | spinning machine | thrush | Turdus

Throstle In Webster's Dictionary

\Thros"tle\, n. [OE. throsel, AS. [thorn]rostle, [thorn]rosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel. [thorn]r["o]str, Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus. [root]238. Cf. {Thrush} the bird.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The song thrush. See under {Song}. 2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise. {Throstle cock}, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

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