throstle

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[ˈθrɒsl], (Noun)

Definitions:

- a machine for continuously spinning wool or cotton


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Origin:
Old English þrostle, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin turdus ‘thrush’. throstle dates from the early 19th century and was apparently named from the humming sound of the machine




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