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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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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…Thrōt'tler, n. p. 1380One who, or that which, throttles or chokes.Through, prep. p. 1380From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of to the opposite; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship. 2.…Through, adv. p. 1380From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through. 2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through. 3. To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through. ☞…Through'-bōlt, n. p. 1380A bolt which passes through all the thicknesses or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed.Through'-brĕd, a. p. 1380The same as THOROUGH-BRED, q. v. [Obs.]Through'-cōld, n. p. 1380A deep-seated cold. [Obs. and rare.] Holland.Through'-light'ed, a. p. 1380The same as THOROUGH-LIGHTED, q. v. [Obs.]Through'ly, adv. p. 1380The same as THOROUGHLY, q. v. [Obs.] Bacon.Through-out', prep. p. 1380Quite through; in every part of; from one extremity to the other of. Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year. Milton.Through-out', adv. p. 1380In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.Through'-pāced, a. p. 1380The same as THOROUGH-PACED, q. v. [Obs.] More.Through'-stōne, n. p. 1380A flat grave-stone. [Scot.] [Written also through-stane.] W. Scott.Through'-tick'et, n. p. 1380A ticket for a whole journey.Through'-trāin, n. p. 1380A train which goes the whole length of a railway, or of a long route.Thrōve, imp. p. 1380of thrive. [Obs.] See THRIVE.Thrōw, v. t. p. 1380To fling or cast in a winding direction; to whirl; to hurl. 2. Hence, to fling or cast in any manner; to propel; to send; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; as, to throw stones…Thrōw, v. i. p. 1380To perform the act of casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice. To throw about, to cast about; to try expedients. [Rare.] Spenser.Thrōw, n. p. 1380The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand, or from an engine; a cast. He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. Addison. 2. A cast…Thrōw'-crōok, n. p. 1380(Agric.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.Thrōwe, n. p. 1380A turner's lathe. [Prov. Eng.]Thrōw'er, n. p. 1380One who throws; specifically, (a.) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b.) One who shapes vessels on a throw, throwing-engine, or potter's wheel.Thrōw'ing-en'gine, n. p. 1380(Pottery.) A machine on which earthen ware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.Thrōwn Sĭlk p. 1380Silk consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. McCulloch.Thrōw'-ŏff, n. p. 1380A start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]Thrōw'ster, n. p. 1380One who throws, twists, or winds silk.Thrŭm, n. p. 1380One of the ends of weavers’ threads; a tuft. Tapestries all golden fringed, and curled with thrums behind. Chapman. 2. Any coarse yarn. Bacon. 3. (Bot.) One of the thread-like, internal bushy parts…Thrŭm, v. i. p. 1381To play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with the fingers.Thrŭm, v. t. p. 1381To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? Quarles. 2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun-yarn in, as a sail or mat, thus making…Thrüm'-cāp or Thrüm'-hāt, n. p. 1381A cap or hat composed of thrums, or made of shaggy cloth. There's her thrum-hat and muffler. Shak.Thrŭm'my, a. p. 1381Relating to, made of, or like, thrums. On her head a thrummy cap she had. Chalkhill.Thrüsh, n. p. 1381(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…Thrŭst, v. t. p. 1381To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; as, to thrust any thing with the hand or foot, or with an instrument. “Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves.” Milton. To thrust away or…Thrüst, v. i. p. 1381To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. 2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. “And thrust between my father and the god.” Dryden. 3. To push forward…Thrŭst, n. p. 1381A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument;—a word much used in fencing. Polites Pyrrhus with his lance…Thrŭst'er, n. p. 1381One who thrusts or stabs.Thrŭst'ing, n. p. 1381The act of pushing with force. 2. (Dairies.) (a.) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey. (b.) (pl.) The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and…Thrŭst'ing-screw, n. p. 1381A screw for pressing curd in cheese-making. [Prov. Eng.]Thrŭs'tle, n. p. 1381The thrush, or throstle. See THRUSH.Thrȳ'făl-lōw, v. t. p. 1381To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.Thŭd, n. p. 1381A stroke or single impetus of a tempestuous wind; a loud noise, as that of thunder, cannon, &c. At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey. 2. A stroke, or blow, causing a blunt, dull, and…Thŭg, n. p. 1381One of an association of robbers and murderers in India, who practiced murder not by open assault, but by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the…Thŭg-gee' or Thŭg'ger-y or Thŭg'gism, n. p. 1381The practice of secret murder by Thugs. “One of the suppressers of Thuggee.” J. D. Hooker.Thū'ja, n. p. 1381(Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scale-like, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves; the Arbor vitæ.…Thū'le, n. p. 1381In early history, the northernmost part of the habitable world, according to some, Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the…Thŭmb, n. p. 1381The short, thick finger of the human hand, or the corresponding member of other animals; the first of the fingers, differing from the rest in having but two phalanges.