thrush

(t̸hrus̸h)

noun

any of a large family (Turdidae) of passerine birds, including the robin, wood thrush, and hermit thrush of North America and the song thrush and blackbird of Europe
☆ Slang a woman singer of popular songs

Origin: ME thrusch < OE thrysce < IE *trozdos-, thrush

noun

a disease, esp. of infants, caused by a fungus (genus Candida) and characterized by the formation of milky-white lesions on the mouth, lips, and throat
a disease of the frog of a horse's foot, characterized by the formation of pus

Origin: < ON *thruskr (> Dan trøske, Swed torsk

See thrush in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of numerous migratory songbirds of the family Turdidae, usually having brownish upper plumage and a spotted breast and noted for a clear melodious song.
Any of various similar or related birds, as a water thrush or thrasher.
Slang A woman who sings popular songs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English thrushe

Origin: , from Old English thrysce

noun

A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.
An infection of the frog of a horse's foot, characterized by a foul-smelling discharge and often resulting from unhygienic stall conditions.

Origin:

Origin: Probably of Scandinavian origin

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