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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Throstle

· Thros·tle · IPA /ˈθɹɒsəl/
01 n. The song thrush. See under Song.
  1. 1.
    The song thrush. See under Song.(Zool.) See: Song
  2. 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.
Phrases & compounds
Throstle cock — the missel thrush.