Bible Dictionaries
Throstle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The song thrush. See under Song.
(2):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Throstle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/throstle.html. 1828.