thrums
plural of thrum
thrums
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thrum
Source: Wiktionary
Thrum, n. Etym: [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
4. (Mining)
Definition: A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
5. (Naut.)
Definition: A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell.
– Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu.
Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw Quarles.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. Totten.
Thrum, v. i. Etym: [CF. Icel. to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.]
1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
Thrum, v. t.
1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
