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throstle

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; -- so called because it makes a singing noise.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Song \Song\ (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to
sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s["o]ngr, Goth. saggws.
See Sing.]
1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of
the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,
etc. "That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of
crickets." --Hawthorne.
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2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
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3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
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The bard that first adorned our native tongue
Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song.
--Dryden.
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4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
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This subject for heroic song. --Milton.
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5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.
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And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
--Job xxx. 9.
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6. A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it
for a song. "The soldier's pay is a song." --Silliman.
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Old song, a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to
be thus put off with an old song." --Dr. H. More.

Song bird (Zool.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines.

Song sparrow (Zool.), a very common North American sparrow
(Melospiza fasciata, or Melospiza melodia) noted for
the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is
covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in
the center.

Song thrush (Zool.), a common European thrush ({Turdus
musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also
mavis, throstle, and thrasher.
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Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn;
descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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. (Zool.) The song thrush. See under Song.
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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.
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Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
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WordNet 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]