throstle

American  

[thros-uhl] / ˈθrɒs əl /

noun

1. British (chiefly Literary). the song thrush.

2. Obsolete. a machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., in which the twisting and winding are simultaneous and continuous.

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throstle British  

/ ˈθrɒsəl /

noun

1. a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush

2. a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously

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Etymology

Origin of throstle

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch drossel, German Drossel; akin to Old Norse thrǫstr, Latin turdus thrush

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Example Sentences

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throstle

"What do you think of this passage?" he scornfully asked a Shakespearean enthusiast: " 'I would as lief be thrust through a quicket hedge as cry Pooh to a callow throstle.'"

From Time Magazine Archive

What though the throstle pour his heart away, A happy spendthrift of uncounted gold, Swinging upon a blossomed briar With soft throat lifted in a wild desire To make the world his may.

From Collected Poems Volume One by Alfred Noyes

A jolly old throstle is singing away in the elm which overhangs the parson's gate.

From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray

And ——! how blithe the throstle sings; He, too, is no mean preacher; Till I —— and —— If a step draweth near.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

From the fact that the spinning-frame was driven by water, it came to be known as the water-frame; since the application of steam it has been known as the throstle.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by John Rudd

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