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One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

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  1. n. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
  2. n. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
  3. n. A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
  4. n. A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
  5. n. A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
  6. v. t. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
  7. v. t. To insert short pieces of yarn">rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
  8. v. i. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
  9. v. i. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
  10. v. t. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
  11. v. t. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
  12. n. a thrumming sound