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51thrush — {{11}}thrush (n.1) type of songbird, O.E. þyrsce (related to THROSTLE (Cf. throstle)), from P.Gmc. *thruskjon (Cf. O.N. þröstr, Norw. trost, O.H.G. drosca), from PIE *trozdo (Cf. L. turdus, Lith. strazdas thrush, M.Ir …
52song thrush — noun common Old World thrush noted for its song • Syn: ↑mavis, ↑throstle, ↑Turdus philomelos • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑genus Turdus * * * …
53black game — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
54black grouse — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
55blackcock — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
56Calluna vulgaris — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …
57Cariacus macrotis — Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is… …
58Cervus macrotis — Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is… …
59Creel — (kr[=e]l), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.] [1913 Webster] 1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying off bobbins, as in the roving machine,… …
60Doffer — Doff er, n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the… …
