Definitions for: Throstle

[n] common Old World thrush noted for its song
[n] a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously

Webster (1913) Definition: Thros"tle, n. [OE. throsel, AS. [thorn]rostle,
[thorn]rosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel.
[thorn]r["o]str, Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus.
[root]238. Cf. Thrush the bird.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The song thrush. See under Song.

2. 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.

Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

Synonyms: mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos

See Also: genus Turdus, spinning machine, thrush, Turdus

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