Thesaurus: throstle

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1. n. The song thrush. See under Song.
2. n. 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.
3. n. a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
4. n. common Old World thrush noted for its song
5. 1. (Zoöl.) 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.]
6. n. a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously