THROSTLE
\θɹˈɒsə͡l], \θɹˈɒsəl], \θ_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_əl]\
Definitions of THROSTLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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common Old World thrush noted for its song
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a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
By Princeton University
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common Old World thrush noted for its song
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a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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The song-thrush or mavis, a bird of the genus Turdus, the T. musicus; 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-so named from the noise it makes, which resembles the singing of a thrush: called also water-frame because at first driven by water.
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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