Thrüsh, n.
n. [A-S. thrysce, O. H. Ger. drosca, droscha, throsga, Icel. thröstr, Sw. trost, Russ. drozd, Gael. druid; W. tresglen. Cf. THROSTLE.]
Sense 1. (Ornith.) A small, plainly colored singing bird, of various species; as, (a.) The Turdus musicus, found throughout Europe, and famed for its sweet note, and also as a dainty dish in cookery. It is the song-thrush, throstle, or mavis, of the poets. (b.) The American wood-thrush, a stout thrush of a reddish-brown color; Turdus mustelinus. (c.) The American brown thrush. See THRASHER. (d.) The missel thrush (Turdus viscivorus), the largest of the British thrushes. It is very fond of mistletoe berries, whence its name, and sings loudest in storms, whence it is often called storm cock.
Sense 2. [From thrust.] (Far.) An affection of the inflammatory and suppurating kind, in the feet of the horse and some other animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
Sense 3. (Med.) Minute ulcers covered with a curd-like exudation, found in the mouth, fauces, and esophagus. Coxe. Arbuthnot.
