单词 | throstle |
释义 | throstle (once / 31858 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY throstle: throstles USAGE EXAMPLESThere also are many birds, throstle, thrush and nightingale, goldfinch and woodlark, which sing merrily day and night. Power, Eileen, Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275...(2012) The throstles sang in the elm-trees as though glad to be alive, and in the uplands the young lambs sported in the sunshine. Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto), A Gamble with Life(2012) All in vain; the great bird of prey bore down upon him like a hawk upon a throstle, gaining, gaining every moment. Thornbury, Walter, The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I...(2012) 1 n common Old World thrush noted for its song 2Syn|Hyper Turdus philomelos, mavis, song thrush thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast n a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously Hyper spinning machine a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread |
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