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Definition of Throstle

Throstle
Throstle Thros"tle, n. [OE. throsel, AS. [thorn]rostle, [thorn]rosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel. [thorn]r["o]str, Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus. [root]238. Cf. Thrush the bird.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The song thrush. See under Song. 2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise. Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

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- The dialect names throstle and mavis both mean thrush, being related to the German drossel and French mauvis respectively. Throstle dates back to at least...
- Retrieved 3 July 2018. Full Throstle DVD 0:05:36 Full Throstle DVD 0:06:37 "Matthews (1987) pp.233-234" Full Throstle DVD 0:15:16 Matthews (2007) p...
- The Citadel, previously known as Throstle Nest, is a football ground situated in Farsley, in the Metropolitan District of the City of Leeds in England...
- stopped. Not a success. It was named throstle, as the noise it made when running was compared to the song of the throstle (thrush). The Ring frame is credited...
- The throstle frame was a spinning machine for cotton, wool, and other fibers, differing from a mule in having a continuous action, the processes of drawing...
- Throstle (1891–1910) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Born partially blind and considered a likely candidate for euthanasia as a foal...
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- first was Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, and another was the Bombay Throstle mill company in Bombay. He is credited with laying the foundation work...
- being a far lower status job for a child than one in a textile mill. The throstle frame was an early method of spinning yarn, and was a direct descendant...
- their ground following a takeover by Paul Barthorpe. The club moved to Throstle Nest in 1948. Following the club’s collapse into administration in 2009...