| Throstle (throstle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Thros"tle |
| [OE. throsel, AS.
þrostle, þrosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G.
drossel, Icel. þröstr, Sw. trast, Lith.
strazdas, L. turdus. ***radic]238. C |
The song thrush. See
under Song.
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.
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