THROSTLE

throstle

(noun) a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

throstle (plural throstles)

A song thrush.

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.

Source: Wiktionary

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.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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