Found 2 items, similar to Throstle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: throstle throstle n 1: a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously 2: common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: song thrush , mavis, Turdus philomelos]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Throstle Throstle \Thros"tle\, n. [OE. throsel, AS. [thorn]rostle, [thorn]rosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel. [thorn]r["o]str, Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus. [root]238. Cf. Thrush the bird.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The song thrush. See under Song. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]