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thrum

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrum  \Thrum\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Thrummed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Thrumming}.] 
  1.  To  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  to  thrum  a  piece  of  canvas,  or  a  mat,  thus  making 
  a  rough  or  tufted  surface.  --Totten. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrum  \Thrum\,  v.  i.  [CF.  Icel.  ?ruma  to  rattle,  to  thunder,  and 
  E.  drum.] 
  1.  To  play  rudely  or  monotonously  on  a  stringed  instrument 
  with  the  fingers;  to  strum. 
 
  2.  Hence  to  make  a  monotonous  drumming  noise;  as  to  thrum 
  on  a  table. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrum  \Thrum\,  n.  [OE.  thrum,  throm;  akin  to  OD  drom,  D.  dreum, 
  G.  trumm,  lump,  end  fragment,  OHG.  drum  end  Icel.  ?r["o]mr 
  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 
 
  2.  Any  coarse  yarn;  an  unraveled  strand  of  rope. 
 
  3.  (Bot.)  A  threadlike  part  of  a  flower;  a  stamen. 
 
  4.  (Mining)  A  shove  out  of  place  a  small  displacement  or 
  fault  along  a  seam. 
 
  5.  (Naut.)  A  mat  made  of  canvas  and  tufts  of  yarn. 
 
  {Thrum  cap},  a  knitted  cap.  --Halliwell. 
 
  {Thrum  hat},  a  hat  made  of  coarse  woolen  cloth.  --Minsheu. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrum  \Thrum\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  play,  as  a  stringed  instrument,  in  a  rude  or  monotonous 
  manner. 
 
  2.  Hence  to  drum  on  to  strike  in  a  monotonous  manner;  to 
  thrum  the  table. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thrum 
  n  :  a  thrumming  sound;  "he  could  hear  the  thrum  of  a  banjo" 
  v  1:  sound  with  a  monotonous  hum  [syn:  {hum}] 
  2:  sound  the  strings  of  (a  guitar  or  similar  string  instrument) 
  [syn:  {strum}] 
  3:  make  a  rhythmic  sound:  "Rain  drummed  against  the 
  windshield";  "The  drums  beat  all  night"  [syn:  {drum},  {beat}]




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