throstle
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ardıçkuş.
2. güzel sesli ardıçkuşu.
3. Turdus ericetorum.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various old world thrushes, especially a song thrush.
2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A song thrush.
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A thrush; especially, the song-thrush or mavis, Turdus musicus. see thrasher, and cut under thrush.
2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with bobbins and fliers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting-apparatus stationary, and also in that it twists and winds simultaneously and continuously.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. common old world thrush noted for its song
2. a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.