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(Zool.) A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Clathraceae.
Syn. -- genus Clathrus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a rug spread out in front of a fireplace. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖‖ } n.; pl. Plethra [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10, 000 Greek feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Podarthra [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, foot + &unr_; joint. ] (Anat.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep., adv. & a. Through. [ Ref. spelling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. þrömr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term. ] [ Written also thrumb. ] 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell. --
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thrummed p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming. ] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ CF. Icel. &unr_;ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum. ] 1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums. Dampier. [ 1913 Webster ]

On her head thrummy cap she had. Chalkhill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus). Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Throughout. [ Ref. spelling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. þrusche, AS. þrysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle. ] 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle (Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus), Wilson's thrush (Turdus fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see under Hermit), Swainson's thrush (Turdus Aliciae), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see Robin). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ant thrush. See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta. --
Babbling thrush, any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also babbler. --
Fruit thrush, any species of bulbul. --
Shrike thrush. See under Shrike. --
Stone thrush, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast. --
Thrush nightingale. See Nightingale, 2. --
Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits. --
Water thrush. (a) The European dipper. (b) An American warbler (Seiurus Noveboracensis). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to Dan. tröske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. tör dry, Sw. torr, Icel. þurr, AS. þyrr, OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist. ] 1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The song thrush. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The song thrush. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. Thrist. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thrust p. pr. & vb. n. Thrusting. ] [ OE. &unr_;rusten, &unr_;risten, &unr_;resten, Icel. &unr_;r&unr_;st&unr_; to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat. ] 1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through. [ 1913 Webster ]

To thrust away or
To thrust from, to push away; to reject. --
To thrust in, to push or drive in. --
To thrust off, to push away. --
To thrust on, to impel; to urge. --
To thrust one's self in or
To thrust one's self into, to obtrude upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a place) where one is not invited or not welcome. --
To thrust out, to drive out or away; to expel. --
To thrust through, to pierce; to stab. “I am eight times thrust through the doublet.” Shak. --
To thrust together, to compress. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. [ 1913 Webster ]

And thrust between my father and the god. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude. “Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse.” Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

To thrust to, to rush upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

As doth an eager hound
Thrust to an hind within some covert glade. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A 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 stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Polites ] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues,
And often reaches, and his thrusts renews. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An attack; an assault. [ 1913 Webster ]

One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrust bearing (Screw Steamers), a bearing arranged to receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft. --
Thrust plane (Geol.), the surface along which dislocation has taken place in the case of a reversed fault. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Push; shove; assault; attack. Thrust, Push, Shove. Push and shove usually imply the application of force by a body already in contact with the body to be impelled. Thrust, often, but not always, implies the impulse or application of force by a body which is in motion before it reaches the body to be impelled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who thrusts or stabs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of pushing with force. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 of which butter is sometimes made. [ Written also thrutchthings. ] [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrusting screw, the screw of a screw press, as for pressing curd in making cheese. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The throstle, or song thrust. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When he heard the thrustel sing. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]