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thrumb

thrumb

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  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.