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throstle definition

thros·tle (t̸hräs′əl)

noun

  1. Now Chiefly Dial. song thrush

  2. Etymology: from the humming sound it makes

    any of various machines for spinning wool, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger drossel < IE base *trozdos- > thrush

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