Category:Throstle

Thros"tle, n. Etym: [oe. throsel, as., ; akin to mhg. trostel, g. Drossel, icel. , sw. trast, lith. strazdas, l. turdus. *238. Cf. Thrush the bird.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.]