Throstle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various Old World thrushes, especially a song thrush.
  • n. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A song thrush.
  • n. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The song thrush. See under song.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A thrush; especially, the song-thrush or mavis, Turdus musicus. See thrasher, and cut under thrush.
  • n. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with bobbins and fliers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting-apparatus stationary, and also in that it twists and winds simultaneously and continuously.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
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