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Definitions for: Thrum
[n] a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
[v] make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
[v] sound the strings of (a guitar or similar string instrument)
[v] sound with a monotonous hum
Webster (1913) Definition: Thrum, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum,
G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r["o]mr
edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.]
[Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
2. (Naut.) 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. --Totten.
Thrum, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and
E. drum.]
1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument
with the fingers; to strum.
2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum
on a table.
Thrum, v. t.
1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous
manner.
2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to
thrum the table.
Synonyms: beat, drum, hum, strum
See Also: go, sound, sound
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