Thrush Definition
thrŭsh
thrushes
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.
Webster's New World
A woman singer of popular songs.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A disease of the frog of a horse's foot, characterized by the formation of pus.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Thrush
Noun
Singular:
thrush
Plural:
thrushesOrigin of Thrush
From a combination of Old English þrȳsce (from Proto-Germanic *þrūskijǭ) and Old English *þrēasce (attested in Anglian þrǣsce; from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ).
From Wiktionary
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Origin uncertain; perhaps compare Swedish torsk, Danish trøske.
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Middle English thrushe from Old English thrysce
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Probably of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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