throstle

thros·tle

T0190000 (thrŏs′əl)n.1. Chiefly British Any of various thrushes, especially a song thrush.2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

throstle

(ˈθrɒsəl) n1. (Animals) a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush2. (Textiles) a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously[Old English; related to Old Saxon throsla, Old Norse thröstr, Middle High German drostel]

thros•tle

(ˈθrɒs əl)

n. Brit. the song thrush. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon throsla, Old High German drōscala; akin to thrush¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throstle - a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuouslyspinning machine - a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread
	2.	throstle - common Old World thrush noted for its songmavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelosthrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breastgenus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

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