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Throstle

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Noun

1. throstle

a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously

2. mavis, song thrush, throstle, turdus philomelos

common Old World thrush noted for its song

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Throstle

see synonyms of throstle
noun
1. 
a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush
2. 
a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously

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Throstle

see synonyms of throstle
noun
1.  Chiefly Dialectal
song thrush
2. 
any of various machines for spinning wool, etc.

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Throstle

see synonyms of throstle
n.
1. Chiefly British Any of various thrushes, especially a song thrush.
2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.

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