What does throstle mean?
Throstle means (dialectal or archaic) A song thrush..
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/ˈθɹɒsəl/ · noun
(dialectal or archaic) A song thrush..
The Throstell, with shrill Sharps; as purposely he song / T’awake the lustlesse Sunne; or chyding, that so long
The throstle is by some believed to be the finest singing bird in Britain, on account of the sweetness, variety, and continuance of its melody.
O Lady! in this wan and heartless mood / To other thoughts by yonder throstle woo'd
[T]hro' wild March the throstle calls, […]
THE RING THROSTLE. / A Throstle under the above title has been recently introduced from America, the principal novel feature of which, is a substitute for the flyer and heavy spindle of the common throstle, and for the cone or cape, and the barrel tube of the Danforth throstle.
Use throstle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Throstle means (dialectal or archaic) A song thrush..
Common synonyms include song thrush, mavis, turdus philomelos.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Throstell, with shrill Sharps; as purposely he song / T’awake the lustlesse Sunne; or chyding, that so long
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