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单词 throstle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
thros•tle  (throsəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Termsthe song thrush.
  2. [Obs.]a machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., in which the twisting and winding are simultaneous and continuous.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch drossel, German Drossel; akin to Old Norse thrǫstr, Latin turdus thrush

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
throstle /ˈθrɒsəl/ n
  1. a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush
  2. a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously
Etymology: Old English; related to Old Saxon throsla, Old Norse thröstr, Middle High German drostel
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