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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Threw, imp. p. 1379of throw. See THROW.Thrib’ble, a. p. 1379Triple; treble; threefold. [Prov. Eng. Local and vulgar U. S.] Halliwell.Thrice, adv. p. 1379Three times. Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak. 2. Repeatedly; earnestly; emphatically; very. Thrice noble lord, let…Thrid, v. t. p. 1379To slide through, by a narrow passage; to slip, shoot, or run through, as a needle, bodkin, or the like; to pass, as a thread through the eye of a needle; to thread; to insert like a thread. Some…Thry'fal-lōw, v. t. p. 1379See THRYFALLOW and TRI-FALLOW.Thrift, n. p. 1379A thriving state or condition; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands. Spencer. 2. Success and…Thrift'i-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thrifty manner; frugally; successfully; prosperously.Thrift'i-ness, n. p. 1379The state or quality of being thrifty; frugality; good husbandry; as, thriftiness to save; thriftiness in preserving one's own. 2. Prosperity in business; increase of property.Thrift'less, a. p. 1379Not thrifty; deficient in thrift; profuse; extravagant; not thriving.Thrift'less-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thriftless manner; profusely; extravagantly.Thrift'less-ness, n. p. 1379The state or quality of being thriftless.Thrift'y, a. p. 1379Given to, or evincing, thrift; using economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal. I am glad he has so much youth and vigor left, of which he has not been thrifty. Swift. 2. Thriving by…Thrill, n. p. 1379A drill. 2. A warbling; a trill. See TRILL. 3. A breathing place or hole. Herbert. 4. A thrilling sensation; as, a thrill of horror.Thrill, v. t. p. 1379To perforate by turning a pointed instrument; to bore; to drill. He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser. 2. Hence, to pierce; to penetrate; to affect…Thrill, v. i. p. 1379To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame. A…Thrĭll'ant, a. p. 1379Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [Obs.] “His thrillant spear.” Spenser.Thrill'ing-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thrilling manner; with thrilling sensations.Thrill'ing-ness, n. p. 1379The quality of being thrilling.Thring, v. t. p. 1379To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] Chaucer.Thrĭps, n. p. 1379(Entom.) A genus of small, spotted flies, found in the flowers of plants, or upon the leaves, or in the crevices of the bark, and the like. Harris.Thris'sa, n. p. 1379(Ichth.) A fish of the shad and herring kind, whose flesh is considered as being sometimes poisonous. It is found in the waters of intertropical America, India, &c.Thrive, v. i. p. 1379To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of…Thrīv'en, p. p. p. 1379of thrive. See THRIVE.Thriv'er, n. p. 1379One who thrives or prospers.Thriv'ing-ly, adv. p. 1379In a thriving manner.Thriv'ing-ness, n. p. 1379The state or condition of one who thrives; prosperity; growth; increase.Thro. p. 1379A contraction of through.Throat, n. p. 1379(Anat.) The portion of the neck anterior to the spinal column, with its cavities or passages. 2. Hence, the passage through which any thing is ejected upward from the lungs or stomach; the pharynx. I…Thrōat, v. t. p. 1379To utter in the throat; to mutter. [Obs. and rare.] So Hector hereto throated threats to go to sea in blood. Chapman. 2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending. [Prov. Eng.]Throat'-bănd or Throat'-lătch, n. p. 1379A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat.Thrōat'-pipe, n. p. 1379The windpipe, weasand, or trachea.Thrōat'wort, n. p. 1379(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Campanula, a perennial weed common in pasture-ground. (b.) A plant of the genus Trachelium.Thrōat'y, a. p. 1379Guttural. [Obs. or rare.] “Hard, throaty words.” Howell.Thrŏb, v. i. p. 1379To beat, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate. My heart throbs to know one thing. Shak. Here may his head live on my…Thrŏb, n. p. 1380A beat, or strong pulsation; a violent beating of the heart and arteries; a palpitation. Thou talk'st like one who never felt The impatient throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after…Thrōd'den, v. i. p. 1380To grow; to thrive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Grose.Thrōe, n. p. 1380Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, the anguish of travail in childbirth, or parturition. “Prodigious motion felt, and rueful throes.” Milton. My throes came quicker, and my cries…Thrōe, v. i. p. 1380To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.Thrōe, v. t. p. 1380To put in agony. [Rare.] Shak.Thrŏm'bo-līte, n. p. 1380(Min.) An opaque amorphous mineral of a vitreous luster, and of an emerald or dark-green color, consisting chiefly of phosphoric acid, oxide of copper, and water. Dana.Thrŏm'bus, n. p. 1380(Med.) A coagulum of blood; a small tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue in the operation of bleeding.Thrōne, n. p. 1380A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince or bishop. “High on a throne of royal state.” Milton. 2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity. Only in the throne will I be…Thrōne, v. t. p. 1380To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. 2. To place in an elevated position; to give an elevated place to; to exalt. True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss and light of light.…Thrōne, v. i. p. 1380To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.Thrōne'less, a. p. 1380Having no throne.Thrŏng, n. p. 1380A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd. 2. A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng. Syn. — Multitude; crowd. — THRONG, MULTITUDE…Thrōng, v. i. p. 1380To crowd together; to press into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to come in multitudes. I have seen The dumb men throng to see him. Shak.Thrŏng, v. t. p. 1380To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark v. 24.Thrŏng, a. p. 1380Thickly crowded together; thronged; pressed; thick. [Very rare.] Lancers are riding as throng . . . as leaves. W. Scott.Thrŏng'ly, adv. p. 1380In throngs or crowds. [Obs.]Thrŏp'ple, n. p. 1380The windpipe. [Prov. Eng.]Thrŏp'ple, v. t. p. 1380To throttle; to strangle. Scott.Thrŏs′tle, n. p. 1380(Ornith.) See THRUSH.Thrŏs'tle, n. p. 1380A 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.Thrōs'tling, n. p. 1380A disease of cattle of the ox kind, occasioned by a swelling under their throats, which, unless checked, will choke them.Thrōt'tle, n. p. 1380The windpipe or trachea; the weasand. Browne.Thŏt'tle, v. i. p. 1380To have the throat obstructed so as to endanger suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. 2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.Thrōt'tle, v. t. p. 1380To choke; to strangle. Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his house, which, when he pleases to draw together with one switch of his negative, shall throttle a…Thrŏt'tle-lē'ver or Thrŏt'tle-lēv'er, n. p. 1380(Steam-eng.) The hand-lever by which a throttle-valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.Thrŏt'tle-vălve, n. p. 1380(Steam-eng.) A valve for regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder, consisting of a disk turning on an axis, and commonly placed in the main steam-pipe. It is usually connected with a governor…