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throstle
[ thros-uhl ]
/ ˈθrɒs əl /
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noun
British (chiefly Literary). the song thrush.
Obsolete. a machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., in which the twisting and winding are simultaneous and continuous.
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Origin of throstle
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch drossel,German Drossel; akin to Old Norse thrǫstr,Latin turdus thrush
Words nearby throstle
throne, throne room, throng, thronner, thronos, throstle, throttle, throttleable, throttle-body injection, Throttlebottom, throttlehold
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British Dictionary definitions for throstle
throstle
/ (ˈθrɒsəl) /
noun
a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush
a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously
Word Origin for throstle
Old English; related to Old Saxon throsla, Old Norse thröstr, Middle High German drostel
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