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THROSTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does throstle mean?
• THROSTLE (noun)
The noun THROSTLE has 2 senses:
1. a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
2. common Old World thrush noted for its song
Familiarity information: THROSTLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("throstle" is a kind of...):
spinning machine (a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common Old World thrush noted for its song
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
mavis; song thrush; throstle; Turdus philomelos
Hypernyms ("throstle" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Holonyms ("throstle" is a member of...):
genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)
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