1. throstle(n = noun.artifact) - a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously;
is a kind of spinning machine
2. throstle(n = noun.animal) mavis, song thrush, turdus philomelos - common Old World thrush noted for its song;
is a kind of thrush
is a member of genus turdus, turdus
1. The song thrush. See under Song. [1913 Webster]
2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., 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 and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise. [1913 Webster]
throstle, n.
1 a song thrush.
2 (in full throstle-frame) a machine for continuously spinning wool or cotton etc.
Etymology:
OE f. Gmc: rel. to THRUSH(1)