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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 continuouslyplay

2. common Old World thrush noted for its songplay

  Familiarity information: THROSTLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THROSTLE (noun)


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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