Throstle

(thrŏs′l), n. [A-S. throstle, throsle, Icel. thrōstr, Dan. drossel, drosler, Sw. trast, O. H. Ger. drosselā, droscilā, droslā, drosēa, droski, M. H. Ger. droschel, troschel, trostel, N. H. Ger. drossel, drostel, allied to Lat. turdus. Cf. THRUSTLE and THRUSH.] (Ornith.) See THRUSH.

(thrŏs'l), n. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, &c., 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.