| Thrum (thrum) |
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| Thrum |
| [OE. thrum,
throm] akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm,
lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. (?)römr edge,
brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written
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One of the ends of weaver's
threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling
these.
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of
rope.
A threadlike part of a flower; a
stamen.
A shove out of place; a small
displacement or fault along a seam.
A mat made of canvas and tufts of
yarn.
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To furnish with thrums] to insert tufts in; to
fringe.
To insert short pieces of rope-
yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus
making a rough or tufted surface.
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To play
rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to
strum.
Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as,
to thrum on a table.
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To play,
as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous
manner; to thrum the table.
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