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Throstle

noun
1.
A spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously.
2.
Common Old World thrush noted for its song.  Synonyms: mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos.





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"Throstle" Quotes from Famous Books



... They are with me When, deep within the bosom of the forest, Thy mourning melody Abroad into the sky, thou, throstle! pourest. When the young sunbeams glance among the trees— When on the ear comes the soft song of bees— When every branch has its own favorite bird And songs of summer from each thicket heard!— Where the ...
— The World's Best Poetry Volume IV. • Bliss Carman


Words linked to "Throstle" :   Turdus philomelos, Turdus, thrush, mavis, genus Turdus, song thrush, spinning machine


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