noun
throstle
Throstle (noun) means a song thrush.
noun
1
A song thrush.
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.
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Etymology
From Middle English throstle, throstel, from Old English þrostle, from Proto-West Germanic *þrostlā, possibly altered from or a diminutive of *þurstaz, related to *þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.
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What is the meaning of throstle?
"throstle" (noun) means a song thrush.
What are the different meanings of throstle?
"throstle" has 2 main meanings: 1. A song thrush; 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.